Youth Held With Grenade During Naka Checking In Bemina

A youth was arrested with a grenade during a naka checking in Bemina area of summer-capital Srinagar on Wednesday evening, police said.

A police officer said that one Zubair Altaf Shiekh son of Mohammad Altaf Shiekh, a resident of 90 Feet Soura Srinagar on way towards Hamandia Colony was intercepted by a naka party at Bemina Chowk. “During his frisking, the police party recovered one Chinese hand grenade from his possession”, he said, adding, “the accused was instantly arrested and a case vide FIR number 15/22 u/s 7/25, 13 of ULA registered in this regard.”

He said that some more arrests are likely to be made in this regard.