An alleged terrorist associate of the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Bandipora district for his continuous involvement in anti-national activities, police said on August 18.
The accused identified as Maqsood Ahmad Malik, has been lodged in the Central Jail Kotbhalwal, Jammu, police said.
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.
Earlier on August 15, Jammu & Kashmir Police claimed it arrested a terror associate of the Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of proscribed Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba during a checking in Kehnusa village of Bandipora district.
The development came on the heels of the Jammu & Kashmir Police arresting three terror associates of the banned outfit from Srinagar, who, the police said, were planning to “carry out terrorist activities” in the city.
Acting on a tip-off, Bandipora police said it started naka checking at Kehnusa village on Monday and apprehended the terror associate. Upon further frisking, police said it recovered one hand grenade from his possession.
(with inputs from ANI)
