A soldier HC Sham Lal, was detained at Srinagar Airport on Thursday after airport security found a a live round of a rifle from his baggage.
News agency KNO while quoting official sources reported that during screening at the drop gate of the Srinagar International Airport, one live round of INSAS rifle was recovered from the baggage of HC Sham Lal, son of Channi Lal, a resident of Akhnoor, Jammu who is currently posted at 79 Brigade Baramulla.
Lal was immediately detained for questioning and later handed over to police post Humhama, the official said. He said that further investigation has been launched in this regard.
This is a second such incident at the Srinagar airport in less than over a week. Around a week ago an army man was detained after one live round of Insas rifle was recovered from his luggage.