<p>After more than eight months of incarceration, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti was on Tuesday shifted from a make-shift jail to her official Gupkar residence in Srinagar.</p>.<p>However, her detention under public safety act (PSA) will continue as her Gupkar residence has been declared as a subsidiary jail.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>“In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of Section 2 of the Prisoners Act, 1990, the government hereby declares Fairview, Gupkar Road, Srinagar as "Subsidiary Jail"," an order issued by Principal Secretary to Government, Shaleen Kabra, reads.</p>.<p>Mufti along with two other former chief ministers – Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar - was detained on August 5 last year, when the Government of India abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and bifurcated the erstwhile State into two Union Territories.</p>.<p>On February 6, the Jammu and Kashmir administration slapped the stringent PSA against Mufti and Omar, a day before their detention was supposed to end. While Farooq and Omar were released last month, Mufti continues to remain detained.</p>.<p>Minutes after the news about the shifting of Mufti came, Omar in a tweet said she must be released fully. "@MehboobaMufti must be set free. Shifting her home while continuing to keep her detained is a cop out,” Omar tweeted.</p>
<p>After more than eight months of incarceration, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti was on Tuesday shifted from a make-shift jail to her official Gupkar residence in Srinagar.</p>.<p>However, her detention under public safety act (PSA) will continue as her Gupkar residence has been declared as a subsidiary jail.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>“In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of Section 2 of the Prisoners Act, 1990, the government hereby declares Fairview, Gupkar Road, Srinagar as "Subsidiary Jail"," an order issued by Principal Secretary to Government, Shaleen Kabra, reads.</p>.<p>Mufti along with two other former chief ministers – Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar - was detained on August 5 last year, when the Government of India abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and bifurcated the erstwhile State into two Union Territories.</p>.<p>On February 6, the Jammu and Kashmir administration slapped the stringent PSA against Mufti and Omar, a day before their detention was supposed to end. While Farooq and Omar were released last month, Mufti continues to remain detained.</p>.<p>Minutes after the news about the shifting of Mufti came, Omar in a tweet said she must be released fully. "@MehboobaMufti must be set free. Shifting her home while continuing to keep her detained is a cop out,” Omar tweeted.</p>
