Kashmiri Cook’s PSA Detention In Agra Jail Quashed By High Court

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has quashed the detention of Ashiq Hussain Teli, a resident of Watrina Bandipora who was lodged in Agra jail under the Public Safety Act (PSA).

Teli, who worked as a cook, was arrested by police in Bandipora in January 2022 on charges of stone-pelting.

However, his lawyer, Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak, argued that the detaining authority did not attribute any specific allegation against Teli and that he was arrested on old cases and fake charges.

Justice Sanjay Dhar, presiding over the case, ordered Teli’s release from the Agra Jail.