JAMMU: An alleged criminal was on Tuesday detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, police said.

Ayoub Ahmed, the man detained, is named in 16 FIRs registered at different police stations in Rajbagh, Kathua in Kathua district, Bahu Fort, Gangyal, Arnia, Nagrota in Jammu and Bari Brahmana in Samba district, said a police spokesman.

"The repeated criminal activities of the hardcore criminal have posed a serious threat to public peace and tranquillity in the district and adjoining areas," he said.