J&K Home Department Tuesday revoked the detention orders of five persons who were consequently released from Central Jail Srinagar and Kotbalwal Jail Jammu.
“We have revoked the PSA (detention orders) of five morepersons and ordered their release,” Home Department officials told GreaterKashmir. “Three of them were lodged in the Central Jail Srinagar and two inKotbalwal Jail Jammu.”
Among the released included one Imtiyaz Ahmad Gujree, aresident of Rainawari here, who was arrested on 28 August 2019 and was bookedunder PSA.
In the past over a week, 35 persons (including five freedtoday), were released after their detention orders under Public Safety Act wererevoked by the authorities. The officials said more release of persons is oncards.
The step has been taken to decongest jails in J&K in thewake of deadly COVID-19 outbreak. The government is preparing a list ofdetainees including undertrials and convicts for their release likely to begunfrom Friday.
The officials informed that there were 113 PSA detainees inSrinagar Central Jail. “With the release of three on Tuesday, 110 are stilldetained there,” they said.
As reported by Greater Kashmir, on the directions of the SupremeCourt, a high-powered committee has been formed in J&K to examine the casesof detainees.
According to sources the scrutiny of cases has already begunand recommendations for release are underway.
Pertinently, the cases of undertrials are being scrutinisedby the judges while as the cases of convicts are being vetted by the DirectorGeneral of Police, Prisons J&K.