Preventive Detention of Man Accused in Alleged Lynching of Deputy Superintendent of Police Upheld: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the preventive detention of Bilal Ahmad Lone, who was allegedly involved in the lynching of a Deputy Superintendent of Police-rank officer during Shab-i-Qadr prayers at Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, in June 2017. The Court dismissed the habeas corpus petition filed by Bilal Ahmad Lone and found no sufficient ground to interfere with the detention order. Court's Decision: Justice Sanjay Dhar…