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District Collector A. Kulothungan has ordered the one-year detention of a habitual offender named Sony under the Puducherry Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act. The measure is intended to prevent the individual from engaging in further criminal activities.
Why it matters
This reflects the use of preventive detention laws by local authorities to manage repeat offenders and maintain public order.
District Collector A. Kulothungan has issued an order detaining habitual offender Sony alias Arun under the Puducherry Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act for a period of one year. The detainee, a resident of Vanjinathan Street in Jeevanandapuram, is currently lodged in the Central Prison at Kalapet. He has been detained further for a period of one year considering his criminal antecedents. His detention was necessary to prevent him from indulging in further criminal activities, police said.
Published - September 04, 2026 06:52 pm IST
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