Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's detention extended for another three months. She is under detention since August 5 last year, has been booked under the stringent Public Safety Act. Ms Mufti was first charged under the Public Safety Act six months ago, and this is the third time that she would be charged. Ms Mufti has been detained at her home, which has been declared as a "subsidiary jail" by the government.
Former chief minister Omar Abdullah and his father Farooq Abdullah, who had been under house arrest since August last year, have already been released. People's Conference chief Sajad Lone was released from detention on Friday.
The PSA allows for detention of a person without a formal charge and without trial. It can be slapped on a person already in police custody; on someone immediately after being granted bail by a court; or even on a person acquitted by the court. Detention can be up to two years.
