Mehbooba Mufti and Iltija Mufti were formally booked on August 6. The FIR states that PDP protesters, led by Mehbooba Mufti and Iltija Mufti, refused to cooperate with the police during a demonstration at S.K. Iltija Mufti was summoned to join the investigation at Kothibagh police station. The PDP, under Mehbooba Mufti and Iltija Mufti, had organised a candlelight vigil to protest the move. Besides Mehbooba Mufti and Iltija Mufti, at least four more PDP leaders have been summoned to join the investigation.