J&K/Rajouri (The Stellar News) Anil Bhardwaj: A notorious bovine smuggler hailing from Rajdhani village of Thanamandi in Rajouri and booked in seven cases has been detained under Public Safety Act (PSA). In an official statement issued from District Police Office Rajouri, it has been informed that the notorious bovine smuggler has been identified as Imran Ahmed son of Shabir Ahmed resident of village Rajdhani in Tehsil Thanamandi Rajouri.
Police said that the accused has been booked under Public Safety Act for smuggling bovines in an organised manner posing a threat to peace and order. He did not change his behaviour inspite of been booked in several FIRs and arrest by police in these cases but he continued his illegal and unlawful act of smuggling bovines and such activities are likely to disturb public order particularly in Rajouri District. The cases in which rhe accused has been booked earlier include FIR No. 71/2018 of Police Station Dharamsal, 155/2019 of Police Station Akhnoor, 93/2020 of Police Station Nowshera, 129/2020 of Police Station Nowshera, 171/2020 of Police Station Thanamandi, 117/2021 of Police Station Nowshera.
Police said that keeping in view the activities of said accused as his activities amounts to propagating and creating feelings of enmity, hatred among communities, the accused was ordered to be detained under section 8 of Public Safety Act and has been lodged in jail. Senior Superintendent of Police in Rajouri, Amritpal Singh (IPS) said that action against notorious criminal is being taken in the district and is among top priorities of police which aims not only to take stringent action as per law of land against notorious criminal but it is also a preventive step towards maintenance of peace and order. He said that many other people in the district have booked under PSA in last couple of weeks.
