Held with grenade, two sent to five-day remand

The two miscreants from whose possession a hand grenade and live cartridges were recently recovered on the Kurukshetra-Pehowa road were sent to five-day police remand on Wednesday.

The miscreants, identified as Gurvinder and Sandeep, both residents of Punjab, were produced before a court by the CIA-2 unit, which sent them to police remand.

A Kurukshetra police spokesman said last evening, following a tip-off regarding two suspects riding on a two-wheeler, bearing Punjab registration number plate in the Pehowa area, a search was launched by the CIA-2 unit. Both were spotted at a deserted location on National Highway 152D. After seeing the team, they tried to flee, but were nabbed. The police recovered a hand grenade and five live cartridges from their possession. The accused were waiting for someone to collect the arms. The handler was giving instructions for abroad. After getting information, a bomb disposal team reached the spot and diffused the grenade.

Kurukshetra SP Nitish Agarwal said two miscreants were arrested. He said during their remand, the team would obtain information about the source of grenade and cartridges, their handlers and the target. Further investigation was underway, the SP said.