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Hindustan Times
21 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Five terror associates booked under PSA in J&K's Srinagar
Police on Monday booked five terror associates of proscribed terror outfits under the Public Safety Act (PSA). Police termed the action as decisive action against subversive and criminal elements inimical to the security and integrity of the nation. The associates were identified as Nayeem Ahmad Khan of Gamandar Panthachowk Srinagar, Faizan Akhter Bhat of Gousia Colony, Khanyar Srinagar, Mehraj ud Din Bhat of Pandach, 90 FT Road Srinagar, Umar Hamid Sheikh of Assar Colony, Hazratbal Srinagar and Suhaib Shafi Baba alias Chamna of Diwat Walipora, Rainawari Srinagar. 'These persons have been booked after obtaining formal detention orders based on dossiers prepared against them by Srinagar police. Consequently, they have been detained and subsequently lodged in district Jails of Kathua, Udhampur and Kot Balwal Jammu,' police said in a statement, adding that many criminal cases have been registered against them. 'Despite cases, they did not mend their ways and after getting bailed out from courts, they were brazenly involved in criminal and subversive activities prejudicial to the interests of the nation. Police has been systemically targeting and dismantling such anti-national infrastructure in Srinagar city through it's relentless crackdown on such elements,' the spokesman said.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Udhampur police arrest 99 bovine smugglers; slap PSA against 4, rescue 618 animals in last 5 months
Representative image JAMMU: In a crackdown against bovine smuggling, Udhampur police arrested 99 people, including 95 in bovine smuggling cases and 4 under the Public Safety Act (PSA), and rescued 618 animals in the last five months, police said here on Sunday. ' Udhampur police continues its proactive and uncompromising stance against bovine smuggling and, between Jan and May, extensive actions were taken to curb this illegal trade. Around 87 cases were registered, resulting in the rescue of 618 animals being smuggled. In the operations, 70 vehicles used for bovine transportation were seized, and 20 vehicle registration certificates were cancelled,' police said. The Jammu & Kashmir high court imposed a ban on the sale of beef in the erstwhile state (now UT) in Sept 2015, while responding to a PIL seeking slaughter or killing of bovine be made an offence punishable under Section 298-A and possession of such slaughtered animal an act punishable under Section 298-B of the Ranbir Penal Code.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Mehbooba Mufti calls for end to ‘spectre of war'; says ‘NC wants more war and bodies'
File photo: J&K's former CM and PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti (Picture credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: With tension still running high between India and Pakistan, even as Operation Sindoor remains on pause, J&K's former CM and PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti , Saturday said the spectre of war must end so that people can plan their lives and revive the economy. She accused the NC leadership of war-mongering, and said it wanted 'more war and more dead bodies'. 'Jammu and Kashmir should be a bridge of understanding, friendship and cooperation, not a theatre for war,' Mehbooba said, addressing her party workers. She said her party was committed to peace and dialogue, and warned against the war rhetoric. It was the people of J&K who bore the brunt of war and violence, the PDP chief said, comparing the region to 'grass trampled under the feet of two fighting elephants'. 'PDP will continue to raise its voice for peace and channel the sentiments of the people,' she said. Mehbooba said the statements of the NC leadership, including party patriarch Farooq Abdullah's call for intensified military action against Pakistan, reflected a dangerous mindset. Criticising Abdullah for reportedly supporting assaults 'more brutal than the Balakot strike', she said: 'These leaders want more war and more dead bodies. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Nachhaltig wohnen: Luxuscontainerhäuser günstiger denn je Visionary Echo Tìm Ngay Undo It is only PDP that has consistently advocated for an end to hostilities and has spoken for the people's right to live a life of dignity.' The PDP President also expressed concern over the ongoing crackdown in the region. 'Our youths are being jailed, and the Public Safety Act is being misused. If such draconian measures were truly effective, incidents like Pahalgam would not have occurred. If the goal is to fight militancy, don't wage war against the poor people of JK, many of whom are languishing in jails outside the state. Their families cannot even afford to visit them.' Mehbooba said NC was constantly attempting to appease BJP at the cost of people's interests and their own mandate. Referring to Kiran Rijiju, she said: 'The minister who introduced the Waqf Bill was later welcomed and garlanded in Kashmir by the NC leadership. NC, despite having 50 MLAs, didn't even allow a resolution to be passed in the J&K Assembly against the Waqf amendment.'
India.com
4 days ago
- Politics
- India.com
Mehbooba Mufti Urges India-Pakistan Dialogue, Slams War Rhetoric in J&K
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday again made an appeal for peace and dialogue in the state, calling on India and Pakistan to convert Jammu and Kashmir from a "theatre of war" into a "bridge of friendship and cooperation." Speaking to party activists and the media, Mufti issued a warning against the risky implications of rising war talk, especially after recent comments by National Conference (NC) leaders for going to war with Pakistan. "Jammu and Kashmir has always had to suffer from animosity between the two countries. Grass under the feet of warring elephants, the people of this place get trampled the most," she stated. Mufti condemned NC patriarch Dr. Farooq Abdullah for reportedly condoning actions "more brutal than the Balakot strike" and reminding erstwhile Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's call for suspending the Indus Water Treaty at the time of increased tension with Pakistan. "We don't have any political differences with the Pakistani government, but not with its people. This war-talk is exceedingly irresponsible—particularly from India's sole Muslim-majority state," she said. Urging the resumption of dialogue and diplomacy, Mufti declared that the PDP would keep advocating peace and safeguarding the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. "The PDP is not here for power. We are here to give dignity back and a peaceful future to our young people," she said, reminiscing about her late father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's move to enter a coalition government in 2014 as a "sacrifice for stability and reconciliation. Mufti also showed serious concern regarding what she described as an increasing clampdown in the Union Territory, including the abuse of the Public Safety Act (PSA) and the detention of local youth in prisons outside J&K. "Our youth are being incarcerated under totalitarian laws, and many families are not even able to visit them. If these stringent measures work, then incidents like the recent Pahalgam attack wouldn't occur," she said. The PDP leader also attacked the National Conference on its "opportunistic politics" and blamed it for compromising on important issues of the public for political mileage. She pointed out the NC's supposed backing of the Waqf Bill in the face of public opposition. "Even with 50 MLAs, the NC couldn't muster the resolution against the Waqf amendment in the assembly. At the same time, Mufti Sahab, while he was here, abolished black laws like POTA and removed the infamous Task Force," she added. Summing up her speech, Mufti reaffirmed the PDP's commitment to peace, justice, and reconciliation, adding, "We will continue to speak for the people, no matter how uncomfortable it is for the powers that be."
The Print
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
Public Safety Act cases surge again post Pahalgam, 23 held in Valley based on ‘credible intel'
'These arrests have been made based on information and evidence available with the force. They have been lodged in different jails of the UT of J&K,' one of the sources said. All those booked are from the Kashmir Valley, with police records showing that the maximum number are residents of Srinagar. New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked 23 alleged overground workers under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) in the past month in the aftermath of the deadly Pahalgam attack in Kashmir, sources in the security establishment told ThePrint. According to the source, the detentions are part of a larger crackdown in the Valley after the terror attack as intelligence inputs suggest sleeper cells of various terror outfits have been reactivated, and are relaying information on troop movements to handlers in Pakistan, bringing the threat of sporadic terror attacks back into focus. However, authorities have yet to make any breakthrough in identifying the perpetrators. Arrests under the PSA had decreased over the past year as a sense of normalcy returned to the Valley. However, they have surged again, with a large number of people booked under the law in just one month. The PSA allows the police to detain any person without trial for up to two years, subject to a review every six months, 'in the case of persons acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State'. Moreover, 'any person acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order' can be held in administrative detention for up to one year. Divisional commissioners or district magistrates can issue detention orders under the PSA. Moreover, the authority detaining an individual under the Act need not disclose any details about the detention. Several people were booked under the PSA in 2019 after the abrogation of Article 370, putting pressure on local prisons. Many warrants lay unexecuted as the jails were running at full capacity. That time, the arrests under the Act targeted those who participated in stone-hurling demonstrations and others deemed to be carrying out activities detrimental to national security. Also Read: Orders for Pahalgam satellite images from US firm peaked two months before attack 'Only people with confirmed involvement being detained' A senior J&K Police officer said the key difference between earlier operations and the current approach is that only individuals with confirmed involvement are being held under the PSA, unlike in the past when mass detentions were common. 'Unless and until we have confirmed input of someone's involvement, they are not being booked under the PSA or arrested. If 10 people are booked under the PSA, 100 are being released the same day after questioning to ensure that no innocent person suffers,' the officer said. The officer added that the police are 'mindful of the need to take the public along in the fight against terror and that no innocent person should be harmed in a way that leads to alienation'. The officer also told ThePrint that they are on high alert and a close watch is being kept on overground workers, both active and dormant, who have operated in Kashmir in recent years. To counter this threat, the State Investigation Agency has been conducting raids across districts in the Valley, especially South Kashmir, and has rounded up over 200 individuals for questioning. 'These are people we suspect of providing logistical support to infiltrators and foreign terrorists already present in the Valley. It has been noticed that their movement has increased considerably in the past month,' the officer said. (Edited by Sugita Katyal) Also Read: J&K police, security forces on alert as Pakistan-linked sleeper cells rear head in Kashmir
