Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Nov 9: A woman suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of an infant was detained after being slapped with the Public Safety Act (PSA) by Kishtwar Police today.
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“The accused namely Shabnum Begum, the wife of slain terrorist Zahoor Din, presently resident of Kripak Mohalla (Kishtwar) was arrested for her alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a six-month-old baby namely Afnan Ahmed son of Afreen Ahmed, resident of Chirla (at present link road Kishtwar), from the District Hospital in Kishtwar on September 27,” police sources said.
Sources said the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Kishtwar rejected her bail plea amid the prosecution’s contention that the case was of public interest. They said, later, the accused woman was granted bail by the Sessions Court.
Police sources said that normal law would not deter her from such acts in the future and, keeping in view the circumstances, Kishtwar Police obtained a warrant from the authorities concerned and Shabnum was detained under PSA.
Shabnum is currently lodged in the District Jail Kathua, they added.
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