Police booked at least 11 persons including a separatist leader Abdul Samad Inqulabi under Public Safety Act (PSA) in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district.Eleven 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 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.An official said that more people are likely to be booked under PSA as administration wants to put more pressure on the separatist elements and their sympathizers as they don’t want any trouble ahead of tourist seasons and during Amarnath yatra when thousands of tourists and yatris will be reaching Kashmir on daily basis.Last week, 13 persons involved in sloganeering inside the historic Jamia Masjid during the Friday congregational prayers were arrested on sedition charges and they are being booked under PSA.They had allegedly raised anti-national and provocative sloganeering inside the Masjid. Police said that PSA dossiers of all these accused are being prepared for booking them under the Act.
