Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah released after eight months of detention, PSA charges against him revoked

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah was released on Tuesday after nearly eight months of detention.

File image of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah. PTI

His release order was issued after charges under the Public Safety Act (PSA), slapped on him in February, were revoked.

Abdullah, who turned 50 on 10 March, had spent 232 days in custody since the government announced abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state on 5 August last year.

The National Conference leader was initially detained under preventive custody and later slapped with the PSA on 5 February.

March 24, 2020 at 11:51AM