Now, my sister, her kids locked up in their home: Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday claimed he and his family, including his father and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah, have been put under house arrest by authorities.

"It's bad enough they've locked my father (a sitting MP) & me in our home, they've locked my sister & her kids in their home as well," Omar wrote on Twitter. The former J&K chief minister also posted photographs showing police vehicles outside the gates of his residence in the Gupkar area of the city here. Omar also alleged that his house staff was not being let inside.

Responding to his tweets, police said the movement of protected people and VIPs was "discouraged" due to adverse inputs on the second anniversary of the Pulwama attack. However, Omar asked the police to "please tell me under which law you have detained me in my home today?" "You can advise me not to leave my house but you can't force me to stay in using security as an excuse," he said. The NC condemned the "arbitrary detention" of the party leaders and their family.

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