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Notorious burglar, drug peddler booked under PSA
2/17/2026 10:55:47 PM

Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Feb 17: Continuing its relentless drive to curb the menace of drug abuse, theft and hooliganism and to ensure the safety of the citizens, the District Magistrate Kishtwar, Pankaj Kumar Sharma today took stringent preventive action against a habitual offender. District Magistrate, Kishtwar in exercise of powers vested under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, issued a detention order against a notorious criminal and drug peddler, namely Riyaz Ahmed S/o Mohd. Iqbal Sheikh R/o Indra Nagar, Tehsil and District Kishtwar. Acting on a detailed dossier prepared by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, the District Magistrate scrupulously examined the record and found the activities of the said individual highly prejudicial to the maintenance of Public Order. The accused Riyaz Ahmed was found to be a chronic recidivist deeply entrenched in a diverse spectrum of nefarious activities, ranging from burglary, vehicle theft and violent assault to the illicit trafficking of narcotic substances. It was observed by the District Magistrate, Kishtwar, that despite being booked in multiple FIRs for serious offenses including house trespass, assault on women and children and possession of Heroin. The ordinary law of the land had failed to desist the individual from his criminal path. The subject had repeatedly secured bail only to revert to the same illegal trade with impunity. His continuous involvement in criminal activities had shattered the sense of security among peace-loving citizens and posed a grave threat to the youth of the district by influencing them toward substance abuse.
Consequently, to prevent him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, the District Magistrate deemed it necessary to detain the said notorious criminal under the stringent provisions of the PSA. He has been taken into custody and lodged in the District Jail Bhaderwah.
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