Srinagar, Aug 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 Makkah Market, Lal Chowk in Srinagar, a police official said.
During the 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.