Jammu: The J&K government on Friday informed the House that nearly 726 people were detained under Public Safety Act (PSA) during the last two years in the state.

This was revealed in a written of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti  to a question raised by NC MLA Mubarak Gul in the State Assembly.

CM Mehbooba Mufti said that 525 people were detained under PSA during the year 2016 and all of them were released.

In 2017, 201 people were detained under PSA, out of which 124 people were released and 77 were under preventive detention, Mufti said.

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