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Former CMs Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah, other leaders arrested: Officials

The arrests come hours after the Centre announced the scrapping of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and also proposed bifurcation of the state

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Press Trust of India Jammu
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 05 2019 | 9:19 PM IST

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, who were under house arrest since Sunday night, have been arrested, officials said on Monday.

Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference leaders Sajjad Lone and Imran Ansari have also been arrested, they said.

Some more arrests have been made, the officials said, without sharing details.

The arrests come hours after the Centre announced the scrapping of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and also proposed bifurcation of the state.

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Topics :Article 370Mehbooba MuftiJammu and KashmirOmar AbdullahJammu Kashmir crisis

First Published: Aug 05 2019 | 8:50 PM IST

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