Mehraj Malik, lone AAP MLA in J&K, arrested under PSA for 'disturbing public order'

A top official said that the AAP MLA was charged under PSA and that he has been arrested and being shifted to a jail.

Updated on: Sep 8, 2025, 17:03:18 IST

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration has imposed Public Safety Act against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik for allegedly disturbing public order.

FILE: AAP MLA Mehraj Malik talks to the media after winning from Doda Assembly seat. (PTI Photo) (PTI10_08_2024_000172B) (PTI)

A top official said that the AAP MLA has been arrested and being shifted to a jail. The MLA from Doda was detained earlier today after an FIR was filed against him for allegedly using abusive language.

Several videos circulating on social media showed Malik purportedly verbally abusing the DC.

Under the PSA, a person can be detained without charge or trial for up to two years. This is for the first time that a sitting MLA has been detained under the PSA, according to PTI.

In the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections last year, Malik defeated his nearest rival from the BJP in Doda constituency by a margin of over 4,538 votes and registered the first win for his party in the Union territory.

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