The High Court of Jammu Kashmir has upheld a preventive detention order against Haseena Akhter, an alleged associate of Dukhtaran-e-Millat.
Justice M.A Chowdhary affirmed the detention order, citing Akhtar’s long history of anti-national activities and the potential threat she posed to the state’s security. This justified her detention under the Public Safety Act.
“Having glanced at the grounds of detention, it is clear that right from the tender age of the detainee, she was involved in anti-national activities. Her affiliation with different banned organisations like ‘Dukhtaran-e-Millat,’ Hizbul Mujahideen, Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, and Lashkar-e-Taiba, was a big threat to the security of the State. The detainee has not only been found to provide logistic support to the terrorists, but weapons/ammunition were also recovered from her possession. Moreover, she was found involved in lobbing a petrol bomb upon a CRPF bunker at Sopore,” the court said.
Haseena Akhter had approached the Court challenging the detention order issued by District Magistrate Baramulla on April 7, 2022, under Section 8 of the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978.
The detention order was based on allegations that Akhtar was involved in activities prejudicial to the security of the State.