Family claims that NA Ronga has been detained under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act
The Jammu and Kashmir Police detained Senior Advocate Nazir Ahmed Ronga at his residence in Srinagar early Thursday morning.
His son, Umair Ronga, informed Bar & Bench that a police team arrived at their home at around 1:10 AM to arrest his father. When asked for the reason behind the senior lawyer’s arrest, the police responded with “uper se order hai” (the order has come from higher-ups).
The arrival of the police team and Ronga’s detention were captured on CCTV footage. Umair Ronga shared the footage on Twitter, expressing concern over the arrest without an arrest warrant.
“My father, Adv. N.A. Ronga, the Chairman of the J&K High Court Bar Association, has just been arrested in a deeply disturbing turn of events. At 1:10 am, a contingent of J&K Police arrived at our home without any arrest warrant, merely stating, ‘It’s an order from above’ (‘uper…),” he tweeted.
The family claims that Ronga has been detained under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, although there has been no official confirmation or statement from the police. Reliable sources indicate that Ronga has been moved to Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu.
Attempts to contact the office of Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar Ashish Mishra for details about Ronga’s arrest or detention were unsuccessful.
Ronga, who serves as Chairman of the High Court Bar Association Srinagar, has previously served as President of the Association multiple times. In 2023, he was one of several leaders detained under the J&K Public Safety Act a day before the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, to prevent protests against the move.
Last month, former President and Senior Advocate Mian Qayoom was arrested and remanded to 15 days judicial custody in connection with the murder of Advocate Babar Qadri.
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