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After J&K was bifurcated into two Union Territories, autonomous bodies such as the State Human Rights Commission and the State Information Commission were wound up as Central laws took over.
Records related to alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, which were being handled by the erstwhile State Human Rights Commission, are locked up in a room since the panel was wound up after the state was downgraded into a Union Territory in August 2019, according to an RTI reply. An application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act was filed by activist
The panel was wound up after the erstwhile state was converted into a Union Territory as per the Jammu and Kashmir Re-organisation Act.