SRINAGAR: In a major crackdown on anti-national and subversive elements, Srinagar Police have booked 23 individuals under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for involvement in terrorist activities and repeated disruption of public order across the district.
A police spokesperson said that these individuals were either associates of banned terrorist groups or known criminals with multiple FIRs registered against them. Despite previous bail, they continued to engage in unlawful and disruptive acts.
“The individuals booked under the PSA include Saqib Shafi Wani of Baghi Sunder Bala Chattabal; Waleed Aijaz Sheikh alias Waleed of Batmaloo; Hashim Farooq Mir of Ikhrajpora Rajbagh; Sayar Ahmad Sheikh alias Sahil of Batmaloo; Tawseef Ahmad Khan of Firdous Abad Batmaloo; Showkat Ahmad Dar of Nishat; Ali Mohammad Rather alias Ali Pakistani of Malfuk Hazratbal; Owais Farooq Lone of Tral (currently in Maisuma); Musaib Ahmad Khan of Hamdania Colony Bemina; Feroz Ahmad Najar of Chandipora Harwan; Shabir Ahmad Ghulam of Bagiyas; Sajid Shahnawaz Mir alias Patrole of Batmaloo; Numan Qayoom Ganie of Chanpora; Owais Altaf Bhat of Padshahibagh; Junaid Zahoor Bangroo of Malik Angan Fatehkadal; Muzaffar Farooq Mir alias Muzaffar of Kanpora Budgam; Uneeb Naseer Mir of Kanpora Budgam; Irfan Ahmad Seeru alias Irfan of Nawakadal; Fahad Bashir Sidique alias Umar Kochwa of Khanyar; Zubair Ahmad Lone of Saidapora Eidgah; Faizan Yaseen Sheikh of Jamalatta; Ibrahim Rashid Ganie alias Gopi alias Umar of Batmaloo; and Abdul Hamid Ganie of Harwan,” reads a police statement.
Formal detention orders were issued by the District Magistrate of Srinagar based on detailed dossiers prepared by the police. All 23 have been shifted to district jails in Poonch, Udhampur, and Kot Balwal.
Police said that these individuals continued their anti-national activities despite facing multiple criminal charges and being granted bail. Their repeated involvement in crimes and public disorder forced the authorities to take action under the PSA.
Jammu and Kashmir Police reaffirmed its commitment to dismantling anti-national networks and warned that those involved in unlawful acts would face the law. “Every offender will face justice,” the spokesperson said. (JKNS)
