KISHTWAR, FEBRUARY 12: Continuing its relentless drive to curb the menace of bovine smuggling and maintain the communal fabric of the district, the District Magistrate (DM) Kishtwar Pankaj Kumar Sharma today took stringent preventive action against a habitual offender.
The District Magistrate Kishtwar, in exercise of the powers vested under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, issued a detention order against a notorious bovine smuggler, namely Mushtaq Ahmed son of Ghulam Shah resident of Shah Mohalla, Kuriya Pull, 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, Mushtaq Ahmed, was found to be a chronic recidivist deeply entrenched in the illegal transportation and smuggling of bovine animals.
It was observed by the District Magistrate that despite being booked in multiple FIRs for bovine smuggling, the ordinary law of the land had failed to deter the individual from his nefarious designs.
The subject had repeatedly secured bail only to revert to the same illegal trade with impunity.
His continuous involvement in bovine smuggling was not only a violation of the law but also posed a serious threat to communal harmony and had the potential to hurt religious sentiments, thereby disturbing the peaceful atmosphere of the district.
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 smuggler under the stringent provisions of the PSA. He has been taken into custody and lodged in District Jail Bhaderwah.
The District Administration has issued a stern warning against bovine smugglers, anti-social elements and drug peddlers.
The District Magistrate explicitly warned that anyone found indulging in such activities, which have the potential to flare up communal tension or disturb the peace, will face the full force of the law.