Missing youth arrested with arms, ammunition in Pulwama: Police

Pulwama : Police on Thursday said that it has arrested a missing youth who had recently joined militant ranks along with arms & ammunition in Pulwama.
In a statement issued on Thursday police said that Police along with 44RR and 183Bn CRPF at a checkpoint established at Pachahar Rajpora Pulwama, intercepted a suspicious person, who was challenged by naka party but he tried to flee from the spot and also attempted to fire upon the joint party, stating therein further that the alert naka party apprehended him tactfully and identified him as RahilShowkat Dar son of Showkat Ahmad Dar resident of DrabgamPulwamaRajpora.
Police in it’s statement also said that the said youth had recently gone missing regarding which a missing report was lodged by his family members at Police Station Rajpora and had recently joined militant ranks.
“During his personal search, one Pistol and several rounds of ammunition were recovered from his possession”, reads the police statement, adding that “a case vide FIR No. 04/2022 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Rajpora and further investigation has been initiated”.