The Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, is an administrative detention law that allows the detention of any individual for up to two years without a trial or charge.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police, in collaboration with security forces, apprehended three terrorist associates linked to the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the Budgam district.
Joint forces of Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Indian Army have busted a terrorist module at Uri in Baramulla district of the union territory, arresting three people and recovering from them arms and ammunition, said authorities.
"Bandipora Police today, jointly with 26 Assam Rifles, 3rd Bn Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and Border Security Force (BSF) K2 apprehended one OGW of the LeT terrorist outfit, namely Javid Ahmad Malla, R/o Arin Dardpora Bandipora, at Turkpora Junction Bandipora," the officials said.
The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have neutralized 79 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in the last two years, an official statement said on Tuesday.
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU)-II Srinagar presented a chargesheet before a National Investigation Agency Court here against a terrorist associate and an active terrorist, officials said on Tuesday.
As per the statement, the process for attachment of property belonging to the accused falling within the ambit of proceeds of terrorism was initiated by SIU Shopian under section 25 of the UA(P) Act.
China has blocked a proposal by India and the United States at the United Nations to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir, wanted for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, as a global terrorist.
According to officials, the Bandipora Police, jointly with 13 Rashtriya Rifles and 45Bn Central Reserve Police Force arrested a terrorist associate of LeT at Baharabad Hajin.