Arms and ammunition was being transported to Kashmir
Srinagar, December 26: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two suspects along with arms and ammunition in Narwal area of Jammu district.
In a statement to Kashmir Despatch, the police said that based on a reliable input regarding movement of militants with automatic weapons in Narwal area heading towards Srinagar, a team of SOG Jammu laid a special check-point at Narwal area at about 1730 hrs. During vehicle checking in the area, SOG team signaled a white coloured Alto car (JK18A 9967) to stop, but it tried to escape check-point (Naka).
Observing the suspicious movement, SOG team immediately chased the vehicle and apprehended it with two suspects onboard namely Raees Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Hassan Dar, resident of Churath, Qazigund and Subzar Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Ashmuji, Kulgam.
The statement further stated that, on checking of a bag in possession of Rayees, joint team recovered one AK series rifle, one pistol, two magazines of AK series, 60 AK-rounds and 15 pistol rounds. On this, a case vide FIR No. 359/20 under Sections 120-B, 121, 121-A, 122 of IPC, 7/25 of A.Act, 18, 20, 38 & 39 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) 1967, was registered at Police Station Bahu Fort and investigation has been taken up, reads the statement.
