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Youth overpowered before he could throw grenade: Police
KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 3/17/2018 2:57:21 PM
SRINAGAR, Mar 16: Police today claimed to have overpowered a person before he could lob a hand grenade on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Pulwama district.
A police spokesman said this evening that at about 1.00 PM, a police party deployed for law and order duties on the national highway near Padgampora noticed a suspicious movement of a person who was subsequently asked to stop.
However, when the suspected person was trying to get some suspicious object out of his pocket, the police party overpowered him and carried out his personal search.
During the search, one live hand grenade was recovered from him.
Police also claimed to have arrested a person along with a pistol in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
In a statement, a police spokesman said that the forces established “special check points” in the areas of Nillow, Kakran and Adijan.
He said a suspect was nabbed with a Chinese pistol, a magazine, five live rounds and ten thousands rupees cash during checking at Adijan.
“On questioning, the suspect revealed his identity as Shahnawaz Ahmad Mir, son of Abdul Rehman Mir, resident of Budgam,” he said.
“Investigation conducted so far has revealed that the said individual is involved in subversive activities,” said the spokesman.
“In this regard, a case FIR number 17/2018 under section 13, 18, 20, 38, 39 ULA (P) Act, 307, 120-B RPC and 7/25 Indian Arms Act stands registered at Police Station Damhal Hanji Pora and investigation has been taken up,” he says.
However, the family of arrested person said he is not a militant but a private teacher. The family members denied that he is connected with militants.