Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR Dec 27: Police today detained three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in Shopian district of South Kashmir and booked them under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
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A police spokesman said here that the trio were arrested and booked under the PSA as part of the sustained efforts of police to maintain peace and security.
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The detained OGWs have been identified as Owais Ahmad Lone, resident of Sedow Shopian, Mashooq Ahmad Shah, resident of Shahlatoo Shopian, and Subzar Ahmad Gani, resident of Check Choland Shopian.
The spokesman said that the detenues were found repeatedly involved in activities prejudicial to the security of the UT. “Despite preventive actions and proceedings initiated against them under Sections 170/126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), they continued to indulge in unlawful activities, thereby posing a serious threat to peace and security in the district,” he added.
“Considering their continued involvement in such activities, detention orders were obtained from the District Magistrate, Shopian, after completion of all legal formalities. Subsequently, the detenues were taken into custody and lodged at Central Jail Kot Bhalwal, Jammu,” he said.
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