JAMMU, Jan 7: In the Doda area of Jammu and Kashmir, two “notorious” drug dealers were arrested on Sunday under the Public Safety Act (PSA), according to police. According to a police official, Surinder Kumar from Chakrabhati and Mohd Sohail, also known as “Ganja,” from Bhaderwah, have been charged under the PSA for their roles in the illegal drug trade and are being held at the Bhaderwah district jail under the Jammu Divisional Commissioner’s order. According to him, several complaints against the “wanted” pair have been filed in several police stations around the Doda, Kishtwar, and Ramban region.According to the official, Sharmail was wanted in two cases filed under the NDPS Act at the Bhaderwah police station last year. Kumar was booked in three charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at police stations in Batote, Doda, and Banihal between 2021 and 2023. He said, “Being repeat offenders, both of them posed a significant risk to the local youth, and their incarceration under the PSA will serve as a deterrent to the criminals and drug smugglers who are still at large.”In a forceful move against drug dealers, the police detained five infamous drug smugglers under the PSA in 2023–2024 and filed 24 FIRs under the NDPS Act against 30 criminals in the Doda district, according to the officer.
