PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti says she is under house arrest; Srinagar Police deny claims

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that she was under arrest and was not being allowed to go for a wedding in Pattan near Srinagar. The former CM also linked her house arrest to Union home minister Amit Shah's visit.

In a tweet, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti said, "While HM is going around Kashmir beating drums of normalcy, I am under house arrest for simply wanting to visit Pattan for a worker’s wedding. If an ex CM’s fundamental rights can be suspended so easily, one can't even imagine the plight of a commoner."

However, the Srinagar Police promptly denied the claim. "It is clarified that no restriction of any kind (of) travel to Pattan, travel to Pattan was at 1 pm as intimated to us," an official statement read.

On a photo shared by the PDP leader, the Srinagar Police further wrote that the photos were of "inside of the gate with a lock of residents who stay in the bungalow. There is no lock or any restrictions. She is free to travel. (sic)"

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However, Mehbooba Mufti further continued her attack and  said, "I was informed last night by SP Baramulla @bhatray that I wouldn’t be allowed to travel to Pattan. Today @JmuKmrPolice have themselves locked my gates from inside & are now lying through their teeth. Sad that law enforcement agencies are brazenly trying to cover up their tracks."

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Meanwhile, on Monday, Union home minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu and Kashmir for a three-day visit. He is set to host a massive rally in Baramulla on Wednesday, one of the largest since the scrapping of Article 370 three years ago.

• Amit Shah
• BJP
• House arrest
• Mehbooba Mufti
• PDP
• Srinagar
• Jammu and Kashmir