Authorities booked Advocate Zahid Ali under Public Safety Act (PSA) and shifted him to Central Jail Srinagar in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India on July 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Ali, who was ‘political bureau head’ and ‘chief spokesperson’ of banned Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) Jammu and Kashmir, was picked by Police earlier on June 30, from his residence at Nehama area in Pulwama and detained him at Police Station Kakapora. Police in its dossier mentioned, “Ali provoked the general public and released pro-independence, anti-India slogans, instigated people for stone pelting upon security forces and police deployment, besides is close associate of Syed Ali Geelani and former chief of Jamat-e-Islami Ghulam Mohammad Bhat”. Ali was earlier detained on March 22, 2019, a week before when Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) banned the outfit for involvement in subversive and militant related activities in J&K, and was later released on April 11, 2020 after his multiple PSAs were quashed by Court.