Srinagar, May 12 -- Srinagar- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the preventive detention of an 18-year-old Pulwama youth under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), observing that allegations against him indicated a potential threat to the security of the Union Territory.

The judgment was delivered by Justice Rahul Bharti in a habeas corpus petition filed by Vilayat Aziz Mir, a resident of Hunipora Wanpora in Pulwama district, through his father Abdul Aziz Mir.

The petitioner had challenged his detention order issued by the District Magistrate Pulwama on April 30, 2025 under the PSA.

According to court records, the detention was based on a dossier submitted by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Pulwama,...