Jammu: An alleged notorious criminal was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.
Suraj Masih, a resident of Haria Chak Marheen, has been booked under the PSA after obtaining a formal detention order from the district magistrate, a police spokesman said.
He said multiple cases are registered against the accused who has been lodged in the Udhampur district jail.
The spokesman said his alleged repeated criminal activities posed a serious threat to peace in the area, prompting police to prepare his dossier for the PSA, which allows detention without charge or trial up to two years in some cases. (PTI)
