Jammu & Kashmir Police detains Senior Advocate NA Ronga at midnight

The Jammu and Kashmir Police detained Senior Advocate Nazir Ahmed Ronga at his house in Srinagar, in the wee hours of Thursday morning..His son Umair Ronga told Bar & Bench that a team of police arrived at his house at about 1:10 AM to arrest his father. On asking the reason for the senior lawyer's arrest, they were informed "uper se order hai" (the order has come from higher-ups)..The arrival of police team as well as the detention of Ronga was captured on CCTV footage..The family claims that Ronga has been detained under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, but there is no official confirmation or any statement by the police so far. According to some reliable sources, Ronga has been shifted to Jammu.We also tried to reach the office of Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar Ashish Mishra for details of Ronga's arrest/detention, but received no response..Reliable sources confirmed that Ronga has been shifted to Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu..Ronga serves as Chairman of the High Court Bar Association Srinagar He has also served as President of the Association several times. In 2019, he was one of several leaders detained under the J&K Public Safety Act a day before Article 370 of the Constitution was abrogated, with a view to prevent protests against the move.Former President and Senior Advocate Mian Qayoom as arrested last month and remanded to 15 days judicial custody in connection with the murder of Advocate Babar Qadri..Jammu court sends ex-High Court Bar President Mian Qayoom to 15 days judicial custody in lawyer's murder case.The Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) is a preventive detention law under which a person can be jailed for six months without a trial. It is very similar to the National Security Act used by other state governments for preventive detention. After the abrogation of article 370, the constitutional validity of some provisions of PSA was challenged before Jammu and Kashmir High Court..Plea in Jammu & Kashmir High Court claims Section 18 of Public Safety Act unconstitutional after scrapping of Article 370; HC seeks govt response.Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.