Srinagar: Hilal Lone, son of National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament (MP) Akbar Lone, was on Monday booked under Public Safety Act (PSA), official sources said here.
With this, seven mainstream political leaders, including three former chief ministers, have been booked under PSA since abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35 A, besides bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories (UTs) on August 5.
They said Hilal, who was under preventive detention since August 5, was served a dossier informing him that he has been booked under PSA.
“The dossier read that the Union Territory administration felt that his release could hamper the law and order situation in north Kashmir, they said.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference (NC) Vice President Abdullah were on February 6 booked under the PSA – a stringent law that allows detention without trial for up to three months and multiple extensions. Two more leaders, NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar and PDP leader Sartaj Madna were also charged under PSA. The order came on the last day of their six-month detention without charges.
