Srinagar: Security forces detained National Conference (NC) leader and Jammu and Kashmir legislator Bashir Ahmad Veeri at Srinagar Airport after live ammunition was found in his hand luggage on Sunday, sources said.
Veeri, who won the recent Assembly election from the Bijbehara constituency on NC ticket, was heading to Jammu when he was stopped at a routine security checkpoint, where two live rounds were found in his hand baggage.
Veeri was immediately detained for and questioning, but released after he showed the licence of his pistol
Veeri did not respond on the phone when he was contacted by UNI.
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