Jammu, July 18 -- Two persons, including an alleged bovine smuggler, were detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Rajouri and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. The PSA is an administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases.
Mohd Mustafa, a resident of the Thanamandi area of Rajouri, was detained for his persistent involvement in illegal bovine smuggling activities, a police spokesman said.
He said that, considering his repeated involvement in bovine smuggling and his activities being prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, a formal detention order under the PSA was issued.
Pursuant to the order, the accused has been detained and lodged...