Jammu and Kashmir AAP chief and Doda MLA Mehraj Malik was detained on Monday under the Public Safety Act, marking the first time a sitting MLA has been held under this law.
Malik won the 2024 Assembly elections from Doda, defeating his BJP rival by over 4,500 votes, and had earlier served as a District Development Council member from Kahara.
The PSA allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years, but officials have not specified the reasons for Malik’s detention.