Srinagar, August 10 (GNS): Police on Tuesday arrested a 26-year-old youth at Lal Chowk Srinagar and said that two grenades were recovered from his possession.
A police officer identified him as Adil Farooq Bhat son of Farooq Ahmad Bhat of Khrew Pampore. “Two live hand grenades were recovered from his bag,” the officer said, adding, “He is being interrogated and further investigations are underway,” the officer said. As per police, the youth is working as a journalist and was presently associated with a local news agency.
He was arrested during the intensive checking following the grenade blast at HSHS Srinagar in which 10 persons were injured.
“A joint naka party near Makkah Market apprehended a suspicious person and upon the search of his bag recovered 02 live grenades.”
“It is pertinent to mention that the arrestee Adil Farooq was arrested earlier also in Feb-2019 and detained under PSA for his involvement in providing logistics as well as other support to the active (militants) operating in Khrew area,” a police spokesman said. (GNS)
