Srinagar, April 24 -- Police on Tuesday booked five miscreants under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Baramulla and Bandipora districts of north Kashmir.

Police said that all five persons were involved in anti-national activities and their formal detention orders were issued by competent authority.

Those slapped with PSA have been identified as Maqsad Ali Kohli of Navarunda Uri, Mohammad Usman Bhat of Sahora Uri and Ghulam Nabi Wani of Chandkote Kreeri.

"They have been booked under PSA after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority and have been detained and subsequently lodged in Central Jail Kot-Balwal Jammu," the spokesman said adding that many cases are registered against these persons and were involved in disturban...