Two notorious criminals were detained on Wednesday under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for their alleged criminal activities in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Yogeshwar Singh alias Jaibu and Shiv Raj Singh alias Raju, both residents of Vijaypur tehsil, were detained under PSA on the orders issued by District Magistrate Samba, a police spokesman said.
Both the accused are notorious criminals and are continuously involved in several criminal activities. The spokesman said they had become a threat to public peace and tranquillity, forcing authorities to detain them under PSA.
He said many cases, including those related to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, stand registered against the accused at police station Vijaypur.
Given their repeated involvement in criminal and drug smuggling activities, the spokesman said that dossiers were prepared by Senior Superintendent of Police, Samba and forwarded to District Magistrate Samba, who formally issued their detention orders under PSA.
He said the detention warrants were executed by the police team of Police Station Vijaypur.
The spokesman said that while Yogeshwar has been lodged in district Jail Amphalla in Jammu, the other accused was shifted to District Jail Kathua.
PSA is an administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases.
