J&K Police releases 7 youths, including graffiti artist, detained for holding anti-Israel protest

The J&K Police has released seven youths, including 34-year-old graffiti artist Mudasir Gul, a day after they were detained for holding an anti-Israel protest during the coronavirus curfew.

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on Sunday released seven youths, including a graffiti artist, a day after they were detained for holding an anti-Israel protest during the coronavirus curfew. Artist Mudasir Gul, who had painted pro-Palestine graffiti, was among the people detained by the police on Saturday in the city's Padshahi Bagh area. The police have officially said that these boys were arrested for participating in protests, violating Section 51 of the DM Act during the coronavirus curfew. The parents of these boys, who were part of the anti-Israel protests, were present during the counseling before they were released. Mudasir Gul, a mural artist, was arrested on Friday night after he drew an anti-Israel picture. Mudasir Gul, 32, had drawn the face of a weeping woman whose head was draped in a Palestinian flag. The words 'We are Palestine' were written in bold, white letters.