J&K Police file FIR over PDP’s Article 370 anniversary rally, party says ‘blatant misuse of power, authority’

The J&K Police have filed an FIR against PDP leaders, including Mehbooba Mufti and Iltija Mufti, following protests marking the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. The PDP has condemned the move as an abuse of power, while police allege that protesters attacked officers and obstructed official duties.
The J&K police on Thursday (August 6, 2026) lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders and workers, two days after the party took out multiple street protests over the abrogation of Article 370 in Srinagar. The PDP termed the FIR against the party leaders as “a blatant misuse of power and authority”.
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