NC Leader Bashir Ahmed Veeri Detained at Srinagar Airport; Live Cartridges Found in Luggage

NC Leader Bashir Ahmed Veeri Detained: National Conference leader and MLA Bashir Ahmed Veeri was briefly detained at Srinagar Airport after live cartridges were found in his luggage during routine scanning. Veeri, who was en route to Jammu, provided a license copy for his weapon, clarifying the situation. Get the full story on this high-profile incident.

NC leader and MLA Bashir Ahmed Veeri detained, live cartridges recovered from bag at Srinagar airport. MLA from Bijbehara constituency and National Conference leader Bashir Ahmed Veeri was detained at Srinagar airport on Sunday evening. He was taken into custody after weapons were recovered from MLA Veeri’s luggage.

The National Conference leader was going to Jammu. During this, a general scanning of his luggage was done at the airport. There were two rounds of ammo in his backpack.. He was detained and taken to Humhama police station for questioning. However, MLA Veeri was released after showing the license of the pistol.

Copy of license seen

Let us tell you that the MLA was detained after two live cartridges were found in his luggage. But later he was discharged after showing a copy of the license of the weapon. According to officials, MLA Bashir Ahmed Veeri from the Srigufwara-Bijbehara assembly seat was stopped for questioning at the airport.

Veeri was taking an Indigo flight to Jammu.

When his luggage was scanned, two live cartridges were recovered from his luggage in the X-ray scan. Veeri was going to Jammu by Indigo flight. Veeri told the police that only two cartridges of the licensed weapon were left in his bag. On this, the police asked him for a copy of the license of the weapon.

Got leave after showing the copy of the license

Veeri said that first, he showed the soft copy of his valid weapon license, after which the security officials also asked for a hard copy. After showing the hard copy, they allowed me to go ahead.

NC MLA Bashir Ahmed Veeri has said that the cartridges found in his luggage at Srinagar International Airport were of his licensed weapon. The MLA, who was traveling to the winter capital Jammu by Indigo flight, was detained on Sunday after the alleged recovery.

Veeri said in a video posted by NC that I have a licensed weapon. The cartridges were in the bag by mistake. However, the MLA from Shrigufwara-Bijbehara claimed that he was not detained and the airport security was only following its standard operating procedures.

Accusing his opponents of blowing the incident out of proportion, Veeri said, “There was no detention, I was sitting there cordially. They have a SOP of their own. Veeri stated that the event caused him to miss his flight to Jammu and that he would now take the road route.

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