PDP apologises for hurting sentiments of women

The ruling PDP on Tuesday apologised for ‘‘hurting sentiments of women’’ through the incident in which party chief Mehbooba Mufti lifted the veil of a woman, allegedly a bogus voter in Srinagar last week, but maintained that catching a ‘‘thief is not a crime’’.

‘‘If sentiments of women have been hurt by the incident, we apologise,’’ senior party leader and Law Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig said. He, however, claimed that the woman was in fact a ‘‘doubtful voter’’.

Claiming that the woman had given contradictory answers when asked about her identity, Baig said ‘‘catching a thief is not a crime’’. — (PTI)