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Saturday, March 7, 2015

Mufti govt frees Hurriyat hardliner Masarat Alam from jail - Times of India

NEW DELHI: Hurriyat hardliner and militant sympathizer Masarat Alam has been released from prison after four years on Saturday, PTI has reported.

This comes after Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's order to release separatists and militants who have not been charged with any offence yet.


Earlier the Jammu & Kashmir Police said it will comply with the directions of Sayeed.


"Yes, all the directions issued by the government (on release of separatists and militants from jails in the state) will be complied with. Let us be assured about it," director general of police (DGP), J&K, K Rajendra Kumar told reporters in Jammu on Saturday.


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In a meeting with the police chief in Jammu on Wednesday, Sayeed had asked the police to initiate a process of releasing all political prisoners in the state against whom no criminal charges have been registered.


He had also directed the DGP to prepare a comprehensive plan for the rehabilitation of surrendered and released militants.


(With inputs from PTI)



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