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Jammu & Kashmir: Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, PDP Leaders, students under house arrest ahead of reservation policy protest

In a tense escalation of tensions, Srinagar's leaders and students found themselves under house arrest on Sunday as protests erupted, aiming for a revision of the reservation policy. The authorities detained numerous students and stationed armed forces throughout the city. Lok Sabha member Aga Ruhullah Mehdi condemned these detentions as excessive.