station house officer at Kothibagh station.

“There was no formal arrest or warning given,” his family told HT. Police couldn’t be reached immediately for a comment.

The dramatic arrest came a day after Delhi airport authorities barred him from flying out of India despite holding a valid visa, a move his group described as an attempt to deny human rights in the violence-hit region.

Pervez, coordinator of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS), was on his way to Switzerland when immigration officials detained and blocked him from boarding his flight at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport.

He was scheduled to attend a UN Human Rights Council session from September 14-24 in Geneva, where he was expected to brief officials on the ongoing situation in Kashmir — an area that hasGroup and the Newcastle Knights Members Club.



The business assets of the old club have been transferred to a new entity, called Knights Rugby League Pty Ltd in which the Members Club will take a minority 20 per cent interest.



Mr Smith said the key objective throughout the negotiations was ensuring the Knights remain a viable, competitive football club.





“Our first objective was to resolve the ownership dispute in the interests of the Newcastle Knights, their players, staff, sponsors, members and fans – and that has been achieved,” he said.





“Our next task is to stabilise the business and, when the time is right, we will consider appropriate longer term ownership options for the business to position it for the future.”





Mr Smith said the new Knights would have a board of seven,