Omar Abdullah’s Sister Safia, Aunt Suraiya Detained In Srinagar

Mumbai: Earlier in day sister and aunt of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Safia Abdullah and Suriaya Abdullah, have been detained during a protest in Srinagar today.

Safia Abdullah (Omar’s sister) and Surya Abdullah (Omar’s aunt) were taking part in civil society protests in Srinagar in the last 73 days from August 5, when Section 370 was deactivated in Jammu and Kashmir.

Many Kashmiri women tried to organize a dharna at Lal Chowk in Srinagar today.

The police, however, took them into custody. Many of the women detained include former Kashmir Valley professor and academician.

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More than 1,000 people, including former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and his father Farooq Abdullah, have been under house arrest since 5 August.

In a tweet slamming the Modi government for detaining Safiya and Suraiya Adbullah, Mehboooba Mufti said, “A 56-inch macho government that detains lady senior citizens and women for peacefully protesting. Curfew can be placed on a city but certainty not on feelings and thoughts. How many more voices will you smother? (sic)”

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Mehbooba Mufti’s Twitter handle is currently being operated by her daughter Iltija Mufti.

Normal life in the valley has been affected due to complete closure in the last two months. Marketplaces, schools and colleges remain predominantly closed or have thin attendance. However, the government continues to claim that the situation is “normal” and that the notion is “purely for caution”.

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