The Supreme Court also allowed Iltija Iqbal to meet her mother Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar in private. The court, however, said that she can move in other parts of Srinagar and it would be subject to prior permission from authorities, if needed.
During the course of the debate on Republic TV anchored by Arnab Goswami, a Pakistani panellist referred to the reportage by NDTV in order to help her spread the Pakistani agenda further and counter the position of India in Kashmir.
In a tweet, the United States Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) commended India for utilising the new legal authority to "designate four notorious terrorists".
Rajesh Kumar, the father of the victim, has alleged that his daughter was blackmailed by one Salman Suhel over some private images and was later kidnapped to be forcefully converted into Islam.
Tharoor, who has been compelled to eat his own words, has been drawing flak within his party for his recent remarks in support of party colleague Jairam Ramesh