Sajjad Lone Among 2 Leaders Freed In J&K, But Fate Of Others Still Hazy

Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference leader Sajjad Lone and Peoples Democratic Party youth president Waheed Parra were released after six months on Wednesday, as the period for which political prisoners could be legally detained ended. Officials said both the politicians were placed under house arrest immediately after their release from the makeshift detention centre at Srinagar's MLA Hostel.

Dozens of Kashmir leaders, including former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, were detained as part of a massive clampdown ahead of the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir's special status on August 5. However, there is no clarity so far if the others will be released soon.

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