Aakash Hassan
ISLAMABAD
The district Islamabad administration has slapped notorious Public Safety (PSA) on at least twenty seven persons, so far, since July 09, 2016 when the mass uprising was triggered by the death of popular militant commander Burhan Wani.
Islamabad is home district of Chief Minister Ms Mehbooba Mufti and Burhan was killed by forces on July 08, 2016 in Bemdoora village of same district.
At least 90 civilians have been killed while over 14500 others have been injured in forces actions in last 84 days of mass movement.
Under PSA – the ‘lawless’ law declared by Amnesty International – a person is detained for at least six months without trial and detention extends up to two months, Deputy Commissioner concerned signs the PSA order after police authorities concerned produce the dossier.
Police sources said that more than 250 people have been charged with “instigating violence, mobilizing people” and other charges.
Home town of Ms Mufti, Bijbehara, tops the list in the district with twelve persons slapped with PSA.
Records at Islamabad police station show at least five persons slapped with PSA, four such persons have been booked in Dooru, two persons have been slapped with PSA in police station Mattan, two others in Kokernag and one person each in Ashmuqam and Srigufwara.
Police raids are taking place regularly in the district to get hold of remaining “wanted” people, to “stabilize the situation”.
“We have arrested wanted miscreants and more are to be held,” one of the top cops in Islamabad district said.
Those arrested have been sent to different jails and most of them to jails in Jammu.
