Overview
- Bilal Ahmad Wani, a dry-fruit seller from Wanpora in Qazigund, set himself on fire after police detained his 22-year-old son Jasir and his brother in recent days, relatives said.
- He suffered severe burns, was treated at Government Medical College, Anantnag, and referred to SMHS Hospital in Srinagar, where doctors said he is responding to treatment.
- Police have not issued an official statement on the self-immolation or on the circumstances of the detentions.
- The detentions are part of a wider investigation that officials describe as a "white-collar" terror module linked to security actions following the Red Fort blast, during which hundreds were held in Kashmir.
- Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti criticized the detentions and urged that Wani be allowed to meet the detainees, with additional calls for a humane approach voiced by her daughter.