State drops stone-pelting cases against 4,327 youth

On recommendations of DGP-headed panel, CM orders withdrawal Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today ordered the withdrawal of stone-throwing cases against 4,327 youth. The decision came after the recommendation of a high-powered committee headed by the Director General of Police which submitted its report to her today. Director General of Police SP Vaid has been asked to regularly monitor the progress in the matter and furnish a fortnightly report, reads a communication from the Home Department to the DGP sent late this evening. Today’s decision marks the revival of the process…

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