Amid manhunt for J&K cop’s terrorist killers, detentions spike to 3.5k

Detentions across J&K linked to the terrorist killing of head constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi rose to 3,500.

Around 700 people were detained for interrogation in Srinagar alone since the attack.

DGP Nalin Prabhat convened a security review meeting on operational environment and threat perception.

Home minister Amit Shah spoke with the slain head constable's son after J&K opposition leader Sunil Sharma visited the family.

CM Omar Abdullah criticized the detentions and controlled explosions targeting homes of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, citing a Supreme Court order.