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Aqib Ahmed Renzu, a corporator at Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), was booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) on Thursday sources said.
Sources told news agency Kashmir Scroll that the action was taken subsequent to his recent arrest on charges of alleged sexual harassment.
According to reliable sources, Aqib Ahmed Renzu, who was arrested last week under FIR numbers FIR No 50/2023, under sections 354, 354A, and 354D of the Indian Penal Code, related to sexual harassment, outraging modesty, and online stalking.
Today, authorities invoke the Public Safety Act against Aqib Ahmed Renzu. The specific order, with reference number DMS-69-2023, has been implemented, leading to his shift to the Kotibalwal jail in Jammu.(KS)