Jammu and Kashmir police  dismissed reports that National Conference and PDP leaders have been placed under house arrest and termed them as “completely baseless”.

In a statement issued to the media, a spokesperson said that there is a fake news going on that some NC and PDP leaders have been placed under house arrest in Gupkar road. This news is completely baseless, the spokesperson said.

The police said that there are additional personnel deployed on Gupkar road on certain places in view of certain inputs of a terror attack.

“(PDP chief) Mehbooba Mufti visited her party headquarters around noon time and (NC chief) Farooq Abdullah visited Hazratbal shrine and his friend in Shalimar in Afternoon,” it said.

“JKP is a fully professional police force and is well aware of its duties,” the statement read.

Earlier, the National Conference in a tweet said that Abdullah has been placed under house arrest.

“Dr Farooq Abdullah has been placed under house arrest after returning from Nawai-Subha where he had earlier presided over a meeting. We will peacefully fight for our RIGHTS that were illegally, unconstitutionally and undemocratically snatched from us on August 5, 2019,” the party tweeted.

Responding to the tweet, NC vice- president Omar Abdullah said, “It seems they have to place this truck outside the gate out of some compulsion because it’s a senseless act (aside from being totally illegal). He went to the office, went for Namaz, went for a condolence visit. The truck arrived after he had no where else to go today. Fools!!”