J&K: Days after Kulgam terror attack, man with grenade held in Pulwama
Security forces in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, arrested a local man carrying a grenade and anti-national posters following a series of recent terror attacks on migrant workers. Authorities have responded by increasing security measures, including enhanced patrolling and coordination across the region to prevent further violence.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing security challenges and the volatile political climate in the Kashmir region, which remains a significant point of regional instability.
SRINAGAR: A suspect was arrested Monday in J&K’s Pulwama with a hand grenade, three “anti-national” posters and a mobile phone during a security overdrive spurred by last week’s killings of two migrant labourers in a terror attack in neighbouring Kulgam.Police identified the man as Tousef Ahmad Dar, a local, and booked him under several laws, including the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).Authorities claimed Dar was spotted walking towards a checkpoint set up jointly by J&K police, Army and CRPF and began to flee after noticing the security forces.
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