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Woman arrested, 20 grenades recovered: Police

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 11/14/2018 10:39:17 AM

SRINAGAR, Nov 13: Police today claimed to have arrested a woman from Lawaypora and recovered 20 grenades and some ammunition.
“This evening, upon receipt of reliable information that some OGWs is coming from Baramulla towards Srinagar with ammunition, a naka was laid opposite Kirmaniabad shrine near Lawaypora,” a police officer told GNS.
In the meantime, a golden coloured Chevrolet Tavera car (JK-01-M-0056) was stopped for checking. Aboard it was a woman. She was searched by a lady police personnel present at the naka, he said.
A bag in her possession was searched from which 20 grenades along with a large cache of ammunition were recovered, he said.
The vehicle and the bag containing grenades have been seized and the woman has been detained and taken to women’s police station for further questioning, he added.
SSP Srinagar Imtiaz Ismail Parray also confirmed the incident and said that a case under FIR no 397/2018 U/S 7/25 IA Act has been registered in police station Parimpora and further investigations initiated in this regard.