Srinagar: Police in Anantnag held an alleged fraudster under the Public Safety Act and sent him to jail, officials said. In Doda district similar action was initiated against a “habitual offender”, a police spokesperson informed Monday.
About the Anantnag man, he is accused of involvement in several crimes and multiple cases are registered against him at Dooru and Achabal police stations.
“In order to maintain public order and ensure safety and security of the general public, police in Anantnag have booked a notorious fraudster, namely Raoof Ahmad Wani alias Raoof Kasab, resident of Khudhamam, Dooru, under the Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978,” police spokesperson said.
The offences in which he is allegedly involved include cheating, fraud, criminal intimidation, the spokesperson said.
“His continued involvement in such activities was found prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, necessitating preventive action under the provisions of the PSA,” he added.
After completing legal formalities, Wani was detained under the PSA and lodged in jail, he added.
A habitual offender was also held under PSA for allegedly being repeatedly involved in criminal activities and sent to Bhaderwah jail, officials said.
According to police records, five cases have been registered against Riaz Ahmed over the years under various provisions of law for criminal acts. He is a resident of Kakriyal Jatheli in Mahalla tehsil of Doda district, they said.
These cases include breach of peace, rioting, assault, damaging property, voluntarily causing hurt, mischief, wrongful restraint and disobedience.
Police said the detention was ordered under the provisions of the PSA in accordance with the prescribed legal procedure, and the accused has been lodged in Bhaderwah district jail.
