Srinagar, June 03, 2018 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, a local court granted seven-day police remand to illegally detained Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) Chairperson, Aasiya Andrabi, General Secretary, Nahida Naseen and Fahmeeda Sofi till June 9 in a fake case. Police sought 15 days remand but the court of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class granted the seven-day remand. It directed the police to produce the three before the court on June 9.
The remand court also directed the police to ensure regular medical check-ups and treatment to Aasiya Andrabi who is suffering from various ailments significantly chronic asthma. The defense counsel pleaded before the court that the DeM Chairperson be hospitalized or a specialist doctor be engaged to examine her on regular basis. Meanwhile, the High Court Bar Association of the territory in a statement in Srinagar expressed concern over the deteriorating health conditions of Aasiya Andrabi and her other party leaders in police custody.
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