Srinagar, Feb. 5 -- The detention of over 500 people in a massive crackdown following the killing of an ex-soldier has sparked sharp criticism, with political parties questioning the motive behind this security measure.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) leader and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday hit out at the Union government over these detentions saying that punishing an "entire population" for the "actions of a few is not counterterrorism but collective retribution."
There have been reports that over 500 people have been detained in a massive crackdown across the valley in wake of killing of a retired soldier Manzoor Ahmad Wagay in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday. His wife and niece we...