The detention of Farooq Abdullah, a three-term chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, was extended on Saturday by three months under PSA.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with the Army and other security agencies, has taken various steps to intensify the fight against terrorists in the Valley, a police spokesman said

This comes after the security forces on Sunday arrested three suspected terrorists in Karnah area of Kupwara district.

Activist was affiliated with the group led by Syed Ali Geelani

Expressing distress over the tragedy, perhaps the first reaction from a BJP minister, he said we have failed her as humans.

Protests by Hindu outfits in support of the accused, who belong to the Hindu community, attributed motives to the probe, with lawyers trying to prevent Crime Branch officers from filing a charge sheet in a court on Monday.

“I participate in the voting. I also voted in 2014. I want good roads for the village. After voting I had a tea with my mother and left for neighboring village for condolence meeting,” Dar had said.