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09-16-2016, 04:50 PM
SRINAGAR: Indian police said Friday they have arrested a prominent Kashmiri activist who was this week prevented from travelling to Geneva, where he had been due to brief UN officials on the strife-torn region.
Khurram Pervez was arrested late Thursday after returning to his home in Srinagar, which has been roiled for months by violent protests.
Police superintendent Faisal Qayoom confirmed his arrest but did **t say what the charges were.
"We are looking into it. For the moment we´ve taken him into custody," he said.
Pervez´s wife Samina told AFP police had come to the family home late on Thursday to arrest him. He can be held for up to six months without charge under India´s Public Safety Act.
Pervez, coordinator of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS), was scheduled to brief a UN Human Rights Council session on the situation, but immigration officials blocked him from boarding his flight at Delhi´s main airport.
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Khurram Pervez was arrested late Thursday after returning to his home in Srinagar, which has been roiled for months by violent protests.
Police superintendent Faisal Qayoom confirmed his arrest but did **t say what the charges were.
"We are looking into it. For the moment we´ve taken him into custody," he said.
Pervez´s wife Samina told AFP police had come to the family home late on Thursday to arrest him. He can be held for up to six months without charge under India´s Public Safety Act.
Pervez, coordinator of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS), was scheduled to brief a UN Human Rights Council session on the situation, but immigration officials blocked him from boarding his flight at Delhi´s main airport.
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