No NC or PDP leader Placed Under House Arrest: Police

Srinagar, August 05: Police on Friday refuted news regarding the house arrest of any NC or PDP leader placed under house arrest.

In a handout issued the Srinagar police said that there is fake news going on that some NC and PDP leaders have been placed under house arrest in gupkar road, this news is completely baseless. There is additional personnel deployed on gupkar road in certain places in view of certain inputs of militant attack.

The police spokesperson further stated that Ms. Mehbooba Mufti visited her party headquarters around noon time and Dr. Farooq Abdullah visited the Hazratbal shrine and his friend in Shalimar in the Afternoon. Media friends are advised to verify news from authorities before circulating it.

JKP is a fully professional police force and is well aware of its duties, reads the statement.(GNS)