SRINAGAR: Police on Friday said that no NC or PDP member has been placed under house arrest today.
A police spokesman in a statement said that there is a fake news going that some NC and PDP leaders have been placed under house arrest in gupkar road, this news is completely baseless. There are additional personnel deployed on gupkar road on certain places in view of certain inputs of militant attack.
The police spokesperson further stated that Mehbooba Mufti visited her party headquarters around noon time and Dr Farooq Abdullah visited Hazratbal shrine and his friend in Shalimar in Afternoon.
There is a fake news going that some NC & PDP leaders are placed under house arrest, this news is completely baseless. There are additional personnel deployed on gupkar road on certain places in view of certain security related inputs. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/3ji8lGHlgN
— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) August 5, 2022
Media friends are advised to verify news from authorities before circulating, he said.
JKP is a fully professional police force and is well aware of its duties, reads the statement issued by police.
Earlier, National Conference in a statement said that Dr Farooq Abdullah has put under house arrest at his residence in Srinagar.