JAMMU: Two habitual criminals, including a surface worker (OGW) affiliated with a banned group, were registered under the Public Safety Law and sent to Jammu’s Kot Bhalwal jail, police said on Wednesday.
The arrested accused were identified as OGW Mohammad Abbas of Malhar in Dher Billawar area of Kathua and Farman Ali of Gota Rahua, Marheen in Kathua. Abbas was involved in several criminal cases registered at Malhar PS, while Farman was involved in bovine smuggling and other crimes registered at Rajbagh PS, police said.
The arrests were made by a team of Kathua Police under the supervision of Kathua SSP Shobhit Saxena.
In 2024, action was taken against 827 OGWs and 180 were arrested under the PSA, the Jammu police had earlier stated.