Shivam Bakshi
Jammu, Aug 7 (NVI): A man was arrested after allegedly attempting to breach a police check post and run over security personnel with his SUV in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Friday.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ramban Arun Gupta said the incident occurred at the Kunfer cut-off naka in Chanderkote when a black Scorpio approached the checkpoint after entering from the JP Gate Link Road.
Police personnel signalled the vehicle to stop for routine checking, but the driver allegedly ignored repeated directions, accelerated the SUV and attempted to mow down the naka personnel, prompting a policeman on duty to fire three warning shots to prevent the vehicle from advancing.
A joint search operation involving Ramban Police, the Special Operations Group (SOG), the CRPF and the Army was launched immediately after the incident.
During the operation, the accused, identified as Altaf Mohammad, a resident of Krimchy in Udhampur district, was apprehended and the vehicle used in the incident was seized, the officials said.
They said a case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), while the District Mobile Forensic Unit collected evidence from the vehicle.
Further investigation is underway, the officials added.(NVI)
