Former CM of J&K Farooq Abdullah to be released after 7 months of detention

Former CM of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah of the state will be released after the government ended special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and imposed massive security restrictions and a communication lockdown.

Farooq Abdullah was detained for seven months under the Public Safety Act or PSA, a stringent law that allows detention without trial.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued an order for the release of Farooq.

"My father is a free man again," tweeted his daughter Safia Abdullah Khan.

My father is a free man again.

— Safia Abdullah Khan (@safiakhan71) March 13, 2020

He was charged with "disturbing public order" under the law, which means shorter detention of three months. His home in Srinagar's Gupkar Road was designated a jail.