Overview
- Sopore Police, which announced the detentions Friday, said the six instigated unrest and vandalism during a student protest.
- Detention warrants came from the district magistrate, and the men are lodged in District Jail Bhadarwah.
- Police named the detainees as Umar Akbar Hajam, Salman Ahmed Shala, Altaf Ahmed Sheikh, Mubashir Ahmed Gilkar, Muzammil Mushtaq Changa, and Majid Firdous Dar.
- The protest followed a girl student’s harassment complaint against a lecturer, who was removed from the school pending an inquiry.
- Investigators said more suspects are being identified and warned residents, especially youth, to avoid unlawful acts under the Public Safety Act.