Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Nov 26: A notorious criminal was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) Kathua district, police said today.
Shammi Kumar, a resident of village Buddhi, is a habitual criminal involved in various illegal activities since 2018 and was slapped with PSA on the orders of the District Magistrate after police prepared a detailed dossier, a police spokesperson said.
He said Kumar was named in separate FIRs — one in 2018, second in 2024, and two more in 2025 — in different police stations related to his criminal activities, including attempt to murder and drug trafficking.
The criminal was lodged in Udhampur District Jail, the spokesperson said.
Police said today a team led by SHO PS Kathua, Inspector Sandeep Chib under the close supervision of Additional SP Kathua, Rahul Charak and DySP Hqrs, Kathua, Ravinder Singh under the overall supervision of SSP Kathua Mohita Sharma apprehended Shammi Kumar, son of Baldev Raj of village Buddhi Kathua who is a habitual criminal involved in various illegal activities from few years.
Police said in order to prevent the illegal activities within the district, “Dossier” was prepared against the accused person and sent to the District Magistrate, Kathua for his detention under Public Safety Act- 1978 (PSA). Accordingly District Magistrate Kathua issued a detention warrant against him under the Public Safety Act (PSA) 1978. Subsequently, the warrant has been executed today and he was lodged at District Jail Udhampur to curtail his illegal activities.
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