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Mushtaq Ahmed Veeri Released

Waris Fayaz

Srinagar : A prominent religious cleric and Vice President of Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadees, Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri was on Saturday released from detention.

Family sources confirmed that Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri has reached home.

Veeri was arrested on February 24, 2019 following a crackdown on Kashmir’s largest socio-religious organisation Jama’at-e-Islami.

He was later booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) and was shifted to Kot Balwal Jail in Jammu.

Pertinently, Veeri was released a few days after the release of cleric Sarjan Ahmad Barkati