JK govt releases eight detenues

Jammu, Apr 11 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir government, in a goodwill gesture before the second roundtable conference to be held at Srinagar, has released four more detenues from the district Amphalla jail, official sources said.

The government has released these detenues following the directions of the J& K High Court. Those released are Ghulam Mohammad Wani, Yousuf, Mohammad Latif and Mohammad Aslam, they said adding two more detenues would be released soon.

Since the High Court directed release of 10 prisoners who completed their terms and no serious case is pending against them, the state government released four of them and the remaining would be released very soon, sources added.

The state government had declared to release 40 out of 403 militants detained, in pursuance of the assurances given by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the round table conference held in New Delhi last month and a total 22 detenues have been released so far.

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