People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
The PIL seeks repatriation of all undertrials currently lodged in jails outside Jammu and Kashmir, citing a "humanitarian crisis" affecting hundreds of undertrial prisoners from the Union Territory.
A "humanitarian crisis" affecting hundreds of undertrial prisoners from the Union Territory.
Mehbooba Mufti urges immediate judicial intervention to address this issue.
Author's summary: Mehbooba Mufti files PIL for undertrials' repatriation.