J&K separatist leader Masarat Alam released from jail
Senior Hurriyat Conference leader Masarat Alam Bhat, who has been in preventive custody for nearly 2 years, was released from the Kathua jail on Thursday. Bhat's release came on the orders of the J&K High Court. Bhat is accused of making the ongoing unrest in J&K "successful" while remaining in the custody of state authorities.