Srinagar, July 13 -- National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah on Monday filed a habeas corpus petition in J&K High Court challenging the 'unconstitutional and illegal house detention of 16 NC senior leaders and functionaries'.

As per the statement issued from party headquarters, former chief minister Dr Abdullah, who is MP from Srinagar, has filed a petition for the release of Ali Mohammad Sagar, Abdul Rahim Rather, Nasir Aslam Wani, Aga Syed Mehmood, Mohammad Khalil Bandh, Irfan Shah and Sahmeema Firdous from illegal house detention.

NC's spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said the decision to move to HC has been taken as a last resort to provide relief to various party members who have continuous...