The detention of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was on Friday revoked by the J&K administration, according to reports. He was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA). He will be released after having spent seven months in detention. He was slapped with the stringent PSA on 17 September and his detention under the law was extended by three months in December. In an order dated March 13, 2020, state Home Secretary Shaleen Kabra said the PSA invoked on Abdullah on September 17, 2019 and further extended on December 13, 2019 has been revoked.

Source: Huffington Post March 13, 2020 08:26 UTC