Overview
- Mufti said about 1,260 people from Kashmir are lodged in prisons outside the Union Territory, many as undertrials for five to six years without trial.
- She urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's government and J&K MPs, including Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, to seek transfers for those not accused of serious offences and to ensure legal aid.
- She reported that families often lack the money to travel or hire lawyers, leaving detainees with limited access to visits and counsel.
- On December 23, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed her PIL for lack of locus standi, calling it politically motivated and directing affected individuals to file their own cases.
- Mufti said her letters to the DGP and chief secretary seeking details drew no response, while she cited national undertrial figures previously highlighted by top leaders.