Srinagar, March 7 -- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday urged the Jammu and Kashmir police to release protesters from the Shia community detained across the Kashmir valley for demonstrating against the US-backed assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini.

In a post on X, Mufti said that several individuals, including women, had been arrested in Kashmir while taking part in rallies.

"Scores of protestors, including women, have been arrested across Kashmir for peacefully participating at rallies in the wake of Ayatollah Ali Khomeini's martyrdom. Authorities had assured their families that they would be released soon. But unfortunately, this hasn't been the case. Urge @JmuKmrPolice to conside...