Jammu, Nov 8 : Acting tough against the criminals to ensure proper law and order including the safety and security of the public, the District Magistrate Kishtwar Rajesh Kumar Shavan on Friday slapped Public Safety Act (PSA) on five “hardcore criminals”.

“The criminals booked under PSA have anti-national and anti-social records and were not desisting from their illegal acts,” said an official.

He said that those booked under the provision are identified as Mohd Abdullah Gujjar of Sigdi Bhata, Noor Din of Kakerwagan, Ghulam Nabi Choppan of Trungi (Dachhan), Mohd Jaffer Sheikh of Nattas, (Dool) and Mohd Ramzan of Dangduroo,(Dachhan).

DM after taking over the charge of the district, had announced that no leniency would be shown to the goons and criminals to curb the menace of repeated crimes to ensure the security of the state and maintain proper public order.

He further added, “there was every apprehension of disturbing public order and putting threat to the security of the state by them.”

“The arrest warrants were issued directing the SSP for execution. As soon as the warrants were received, the police took them under custody and executed the warrants,” said the official.

Reportedly, he stated that the DM has asked the agencies to keep at least ‘22’ persons on the radar who always make attempts to stop the projects of national importance on one or the other pretext as deep-rooted conspiracy and nexus to sabotage the national interest.

They try to disturb the public order by false propaganda and keeping an anti-national attitude of slowing the pace of Megaprojects.

Kishtwar District is a sensitive place in terms of the security scenario, where terror-related activities are reported in the recent past.

UNI