Two Kupwara residents were arrested along with arms and ammunition in the Bemina area of Srinagar on Wednesday morning.
Local news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) quoted officials as saying that they arrested two residents of Kupwara along with arms and ammunition during a routine check at Bemina Bypass near Lal Petrol Station this morning.
He identified them as Mumtaz Ahmad Lone (38) S/o Gh Qadir Lone and Jahangir Ahmad Lone (29) S/o Gh Mohiddin Lone—both residents of Trehgam, Kupwara.
“Two pistols, six empty magazines and ten grenades were also recovered from their possession. A case FIR no 128/2023 under sections 7/25 of the Arms Act and 13, 18, 23, 39 of the UAPA has been registered,” he said.
