On September 16, 2019, Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah and many other prominent leaders were detained under the State’s Public Safety Act (PSA).
About Public Safety Act
The Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 is a preventive detention law, under which a person is taken into custody to prevent him or her from acting in any manner that is prejudicial to the security of the state or the maintenance of the public order.
It is very similar to the National Security Act that is used by other state governments for preventive detention.
