SRINAGAR, August 10: Security forces on Tuesday arrested a journalist from Lal Chowk area here and recovered two grenades from him, police said.
The journalist has been identified as Aadil Farooq, who works with a local news agency, they said.
A resident of Khrew Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Farooq was arrested near Macca Market, Lal Chowk in Srinagar, a police official said.
During a search of his bag, two hand grenades were recovered, he said.
Farooq works as a journalist with a local news agency, the official said.
An investigation is underway and more arrests are expected, he said. (Agencies)
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