J&K Police file FIR over PDP’s Article 370 anniversary rally, party says ‘blatant misuse of power, authority’
The name of former J&K Chief Minister Mufti has been mentioned in the FIR for taking out a rally on August 4 and August 5 in the city, on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, “without prior police permission”
On August 6, 2026, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders and workers following a series of street protests against the abrogation of Article 370. The PDP condemned the FIR as a "blatant misuse of power and authority", with former J&K Chief Minister Mufti and his daughter, Iltija Mufti, being named in the report.
The FIR alleges that the PDP workers, led by party president Mehbooba Mufti and Iltija Mufti, engaged in aggressive behavior towards the police, obstructed their duties, and resorted to physical force, resulting in injuries to several police officials. Iltija Mufti alleged that the police officer Neha Jain assaulted her and manhandled her despite her gender, calling it an attempt to intimidate the PDP and erase her protest.
The PDP spokesman denounced the FIR as a misuse of power and authority, threatening to take the matter to court, and demanded appropriate action against the police involved in the incident.
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