Criminal detained under PSA in Udhampur

Jammu, Jan 3: District Police Udhampur Wednesday booked and detained a notorious criminal under the J&K Public Safety Act (PSA) for his criminal activities on the detention orders issued by the District Magistrate Udhampur.

A police spokesperson said, “The accused namely Ashraf Ali alias Shifu, son of Jaleel Ahmed, resident of Mani tehsil Ramnagar was booked for his criminal activities in the area for which a number of cases had been registered against him in the Police Station Ramnagar and Police Station Udhampur.”

The accused was involved in a number of criminal acts of bovine smuggling, theft and bootlegging.

“He has become a threat to the peaceful atmosphere and also posing great threat to the public peace and tranquillity thereby forcing authorities to detain him under J&K Public Safety Act,1978,” the police spokesperson said.

On the directions of Senior Superintendent of Police Udhampur, his dossier for PSA was framed and sent for necessary detention orders.

After getting necessary detention orders Ashraf Ali was arrested by the team of Police Station Ramnagar and SDPO Ramnagar under supervision of Additional SP Udhampur, he said.