The Jammu and Kashmir Police has said that it would again approach the state juvenile board with necessary evidence to seek the custody of the accused who was arrested in connection with the Jammu bus stand attack last week.
The juvenile board had earlier rejected medical reportssuggesting the teenager was an “adult” and had asked police to submitall relevant documents to establish his age.
The reports of the bone and teeth tests conducted on theaccused showed that he aged around 19 and based on the report, police hadsought a 10-day remand which was rejected by the board.
“We will project our case afresh with all documents andproof, including the doctor’s report,” Senior Superintendent of Police,Jammu, Tejinder Singh told reporters here.
The teenager was nabbed on March 7 after a grenade blast atthe Jammu bus stand left two people dead and 29 injured.
While according to the medical tests conducted by policehe’s aged around 19, documents show that he turned 16 on Tuesday.
Replying to a question about the board rejecting the medicalreport, the SSP said: “We are going to present our case before the boardwith all the documents and proof which have been collected, including thedoctor’s report, so that they can take a call.”
He said police are taking various steps to prevent such typeof attacks in the city in the future.
“The daily footfall at the bus stand is around 10,000.So, we are working on developing and improving intelligence network to ensuresafety and security of people,” the officer said adding the main focus ison intelligence gathering and being “pro-active”.
PTI