Briefs: Man found dead at Poonch bus stand

Jammu: The body of a man was found under suspicious circumstances at a bus stand in Poonch district on Friday, police said.

Some locals spotted the lifeless body of the man — who was later identified as Mohammad Arif, a professional drummer from Poonch — on the bus stand premises on Friday morning and informed the police, officials said.

Police have shifted the body to a local hospital for autopsy to determine the exact cause of death after registering a case, they said. Initial observations suggest the presence of animal bite marks on the body, police said.

Rusted ammo recovered near border in Samba

Samba/Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered rusted and old ammunition on Friday while patrolling along the India-Pakistan border in Samba district, officials said. The recovery was made close to Kamore village when BSF personnel detected an old box filled with rusted 7.62 mm machine gun rounds, along with a rusted grenade shell used in an automatic grenade launcher (AGS), they said. Initial investigation suggests that the ammunition is old and appears to be inactive.

However, the area was still cordoned off, and the BSF conducted a detailed search. The officials added that a joint team of the BSF and Ramgarh Police is conducting the investigation.