Security forces apprehended one man and recovered two hand grenades during an Area Domination Patrol in the Baderkoot forest area of Tangmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday, November 12, Baramulla Police said in a statement reported by multiple outlets.

Source: PTI via The Daily Jagran

The operation was carried out jointly by Baramulla Police with CICT Ftr BSF (112/06 Battalion), 2 Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF 176 Battalion. Police said the patrol apprehended a suspicious individual identified as Ghulam Jeelani Reshi, a resident of Baderkote, Tangmarg, from the Baderkote forest area.

Source: Kashmir Rays (police handout to GNS)

2Hand grenades recovered in the Tangmarg operation
1Person apprehended — Ghulam Jeelani Reshi of Baderkote
4Forces in the joint patrol — J&K Police, BSF, Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF

One hand grenade was recovered from Reshi's possession, and on his disclosure a second concealed grenade was subsequently recovered from the forest, police said. These are police statements about a recovery and an arrest; no charge has been proved and no court finding has been reported.

Source: KIMS Kashmir

An FIR has been registered at Police Station Tangmarg, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the source and intended use of the recovered explosives and to examine any possible links, officials said.

The Baramulla recovery came on a day when joint security forces also resumed their search operation in Kulgam district to trace the two assailants who injured three CRPF personnel in an attack there on November 11, IANS reported from Srinagar. What happens next: the Tangmarg investigation will determine where the grenades came from and whether the arrested man has any links, according to police.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press