Terror associate arrested under PSA: Police

Srinagar, May 23:  A terror associate was arrested under the Public Safety Act (PSA) while four drug smugglers were booked under the PIT-NSPS Act on Thursday.

A statement of J&K Police issued here said that after receiving formal detention orders from the competent authority, Police booked a terrorist associate linked with the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) under the PSA and four notorious drug smugglers under PIT-NDPS Act in Sopore and Handwara.

It said that the terrorist associate was identified as Ahsan-ul-Haq Khanday, son of Nazir Ahmad Khanday of Nowpora Kalan, Sopore, who has been booked under PSA.

The statement said that three drug smugglers Barkat Ahmad Dar of Shair Colony Sopore, Umar Bashir Zargar of Behrampora, Rafiabad, and Musaib Bashir Lone of Wadoora Payeen, Sopore, have been booked under the PIT-NDPS Act in Sopore.

It said that the booked persons have been detained and subsequently lodged at Central Jail Kot Balwal, Jammu.

Meanwhile, Police in Handwara booked a drug peddler Aijaz Ahamd Bhat alias Tanveer of Kralgund, Qaziabad, under the PIT-NDPS Act after obtaining a formal detention order from the competent authority.

The booked drug peddler was detained and subsequently lodged at a jail.

The Police statement said that many cases were registered against these drug peddlers and they were involved in promoting the drug abuse trade by supplying drugs to the local youth.

“Despite their involvement in many FIRs, they did not mend his activities,” the statement said.