11 persons booked under PSA in Bandipora

BANDIPORA — Police have booked at least 11 persons including a senior separatist leader Abdul Samad Inqulabi under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in north Kashmiri’s Bandipora district.

Official sources told GNS that the 11 people, who were allegedly involved in “unlawful and subversive” activities, were slapped with PSA and were subsequently shifted to different jails.

Those booked include Abdul Samad Malla alias Inqulabi, son of Abdul Rehman Malla, a resident of Ganastan village; Kaiser Ahmad Parray, son of Nazir Ahmad Parray, a resident of Parray Mohalla, Asham; Zahoor Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Nabi Dar, a resident of Chewa village; Mohd Saleem Parray, son of Mohd Ramzan Parray, a resident of Khos Mohalla Hajin; Irfan Ahmad Lone, son of Mohd Afzal Lone, a resident of Bangar Mohalla, Hajin; Irfan Ahmad Bhat, son of Abdul Aziz Bhat, a resident of Syed Mohalla, Hajin; Naseer Ahmad Parray, son of Bashir Ahmad Parray, a resident of Kathpora Hajin and four others.

A top police official from Jammu and Kashmir Police also confirmed the development to GNS.