Mehbooba said this on her Twitter handle and also posted pictures of the locked gate of her Srinagar residence and also a police vehicle parked to block entry of her house.
The blockade on Internet and voice calling services was imposed in Kashmir as a precautionary measure after the death of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Wednesday night.
Mehbooba tweeted; “Booking Geelani Sahab’s family under UAPA shows GOI’s deep rooted paranoia & ruthlessness. This is New India’s Naya Kashmir”.
The incident happened on the night of 2 September when Geelani died at his residence in Srinagar.
The streets were mostly deserted but private vehicles could be seen moving on the streets. Mobile internet services remained snapped as a precautionary measure.
In a statement, the police said the family sources of Geelani have said the letter purportedly issued by the octogenarian separatist leader is a 'fake' and has not been issued by him.
Meanwhile, Geelani also released a two-page letter in which he accused constituents of Hurriyat of inaction after the scrapping of Article 370.
He said although international media is almost silent about what is happening with Uighur community of China but whatever little information trickles down through social media and a few media houses, is not only disturbing but alarming as well.
The development came after the NIA questioned top separatist Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in cases of alleged terror funding in Kashmir.
As a strategy to prevent the division of their votes, the NC and PDP have not fielded their candidates against the Congress on both Lok Sabha seats of the Jammu division.
