India News | Man Arrested for Jumping Security Checkpoint in J-K's Budgam
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Police on Sunday arrested a man after he allegedly ignored the signal to stop at a security checkpoint in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Srinagar, Jul 19 (PTI) Police on Sunday arrested a man after he allegedly ignored the signal to stop at a security checkpoint in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
"At about 08:40 pm, a police naka party at Beerwah Chowk in Budgam signalled a car bearing Delhi registration number to stop, but the driver ignored the signal and tried to ran away," a police official said.
He said the naka party fired a few rounds in the air, following which the driver halted the car.
The driver, identified as Zahid Majeed Ahanger of Srinagar, was arrested by police, the official said.
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He added that no loss of any life or injury was reported in the incident.
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