Gool blast case: 2 grenades recovered

Jammu: Police on Friday recovered two grenades from woods of Jabbar in connection with August 2 blast case on Police Post Ind at Gool in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Police said that two grenades were recovered from Jabbar forests of Gool area in the Ind blast case on the disclosure of the main conspirator of the case namely Shoket Ali Laiwal of Thakrakot, District Reasi.

“The grenades were concealed in the Jabbar forests of Gool area with the intention of being used on security forces in near future,” said the police, adding that Shoket Ali was arrested a few days back in the case under relevant sections and was subjected to sustained questioning during which he confessed of being the main conspirator by hatching the criminal conspiracy of lobbying the grenade on security forces and disclosed that he had hidden two live grenades in the Jabbar forest area.

Immediately, police said that a special team was rushed to the spot along with Shoket Ali Laiwal and Naib Tehsildar Gool and the two live grenades were recovered from the spot in the presence of SP Ramban Mohita Sharma and SDPO Gool Nihar Ranjan.

On August 2 around 0452 hours, some unidentified person(s) exploded a grenade at Police Post Ind under the jurisdiction of Police Station Gool.

On this, a case was registered in Police Station Gool and investigation was taken up. (UNI)

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