Overview

• AAP’s Mehraj Malik remains lodged in Kathua under the Public Safety Act, reported as the first instance of a sitting J&K MLA detained under the law.
• Doda stays under prohibitory orders invoked under Section 163 of the BNSS with mobile internet cut, schools shut until September 14, and a heavy security deployment.
• Police reported baton charges and tear gas during attempts to defy restrictions, with over 80 people detained and injuries to protesters and several officers.
• AAP MP Sanjay Singh says he was blocked from leaving a Srinagar government guest house to hold a protest, as National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah met him across the locked gate.
• A suspected low-intensity blast near Doda’s Jama Masjid caused no injuries, police detained two for questioning, and forensic teams are examining the site as part of an active probe.