A security alert was triggered at the Srinagar International Airport when an Army soldier was found carrying live ammunition while trying to board a flight. The soldier was arrested at the airport after the security persons found live ammunition from his bag. Reports suggested that rifleman PK Gouda, who was travelling from Srinagar to Delhi, was detained by the police immediately, after it was found that he had live ammunition in his possession. Sources at the airport said that Gouda was scheduled to board an Indigo flight to New Delhi on Monday. Also read: No shutdown on Shivratri festival in Kashmir; separatists call off strikeAlso read: Is the Valley seeing a new surge in the number of militants?

Source: India Today February 20, 2017 17:37 UTC