4 J&K men detained, released

Kanpur | Friday | 8th March, 2019

Summary:

Kanpur: Four men hailing from Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama and Kulgam districts were detained by the police in Sachendi area of the city on Thursday. The four were, however, asked to not to leave the city till the culmination of the PM’s rally after which their IDs would be returned,” said SHO Sachendi Raghvendra Singh. Their IDs were collected and they were released. The four told investigators that they were into apple trade, and have come to the city with regard to their business,” said SHO Sachendi Raghvendra Singh.“In order to verify their credentials, they were later questioned about their local (Kanpur) contacts, which were found to be true. They were later released after questioning but asked not to leave the city till the end of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Friday.According to reports, the police acting on a tip-off raided a ‘dhaba’ on the highway in Sachendi area and detained the four Kashmiri men.“During questioning, they identified themselves as Sameer Ahmed Dar, a native of Pulwama district and Atif Ali, Farooqh and Zakir of Kulgam district of Jammu & Kashmir..