Srinagar, Nov. 10 -- Police in Anantnag held an alleged fraudster under the Public Safety Act and sent him to jail, officials said. In Doda district similar action was initiated against a "habitual offender", a police spokesperson informed Monday.

About the Anantnag man, he is accused of involvement in several crimes and multiple cases are registered against him at Dooru and Achabal police stations.

"In order to maintain public order and ensure safety and security of the general public, police in Anantnag have booked a notorious fraudster, namely Raoof Ahmad Wani alias Raoof Kasab, resident of Khudhamam, Dooru, under the Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978," police spokesperson said.

The offences in which he is allegedly involved include che...