Terror associate held in south Kashmir's Pulwama, says police

Srinagar, Sep 05: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrest a terrorist associate at a checkpoint at Karimabad crossing in south Kashmir's Pulwama.

Police said that after searching the arrested individual in the custody whom they identified as Arsalan Ahmad Sheikh, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh from Karimabad, "it was found that he was carrying a grenade," news agency NVI reported.

Police said they believed that Sheikh intended to attack the checkpoint with the grenade.

“A case has been registered against Sheikh under FIR No. 182/2024 at Pulwama Police Station, with charges under the Explosives Act and sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA),”  the spokesperson said, adding Investigations have been taken up.