Srinagar, July 07:
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday filed a case under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and for public mischief under IPC over a letter attributed to former Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Geelani having called for a strike on July 8 and 13.
Taking to twitter this afternoon, Police quoted Geelani’s family sources saying the letter was fake and had not been issued by the separatist leader, who recently announced his dissociation from the APHC.
Police is taking action against those who are circulating it through different social media platforms to instigate violence and create L&O (law and order) problems,” it said.
In this regard a case (FIR No 265/2020) under section 13 ULA(P) Act, 505 IPC has been registered in police station Budgam. “Further investigation is in progress,” the police added.
