Ad hoc chair of Kashmir chapter of J&K High Court Bar arrested under PSA

Senior advocate and ad hoc chairman of the Kashmir chapter of J&K High Court Bar Association, NA Ronga, was arrested in the wee hours of Thursday and booked under Public Safety Act.

Family members of Ronga, 75, informed that he was arrested from his home in Nishat area on the outskirts of Srinagar city around 1:10 am. They further said that he has been booked under PSA and shifted to Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu, around 250 km from Srinagar. The administration has not issued any statement on his arrest yet.

Ronga's arrest came a day after the bar association issued a notice for elections of office bearers. J&K HCBA was not allowed to conduct elections by J&K administration in the last five years citing Covid 19 and fear of law and order situation. In 2020, the then district magistrate of Srinagar had sought an explanation from the bar regarding its constitution. In the first week of July this year, J&K HCBA dropped the paragraph from its constitution that called for "working towards a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute". Now the bar was preparing for elections.


Earlier on June 25, another former president of J&K HCBA (Kashmir) Mian Qayoom was arrested.