A 67-year-old chemist from Chogal area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district has been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA),and shifted to sub-jail Udhampur for allegedly organising pro-freedom protests and enforcing strikes in the ongoing unrest.
Abdur Rashid Wani of Maidan-e-Chogal, Handwara was arrested on September 13 by police.
According to the police dossier, “Wani is an active member of Hurriyat (G) and a staunch supporter of secessionist ideology propagated by the Hurriyat leaders.”