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Shah Faesal withdraws habeas corpus plea against detention from Delhi HC

The former IAS officer's habeas corpus petition alleged that he was illegally detained at the Delhi airport on August 14 and taken back to Srinagar, where he has been kept under house arrest

Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal

Kashmiri politician Shah Faesal | Photo: @shahfaesal

Press Trust of India New Delhi

Bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal on Thursday withdrew his habeas corpus plea challenging his detention before the Delhi High Court. 

A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal allowed Faesal to withdraw his plea after his wife filed an affidavit in this regard.

Faesal's wife told the high court that she recently met him in custody and has received instructions to withdraw the plea.

The former IAS officer's habeas corpus petition alleged that he was illegally detained at the Delhi airport on August 14 and taken back to Srinagar, where he has been kept under house arrest.   

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First Published: Sep 12 2019 | 1:00 PM IST

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