13 youth arrested during nocturnal raids in Pulwama

PULWAMA — Over a dozen youth have been arrested during nocturnal raids in different villages of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Sources said that at least 13 youth were arrested in the dead of the night during nocturnal raids in Sirnoo, Monghama and Kareemabad villages of Pulwama.

A local from Sirnoo said that at least six youth were picked up by the forces during a raid in the village.

A police official, while confirming that around one dozen youth have been detained, said that the youth were detained on charges of stone-pelting.