Senior police officer arrested in Kashmir on suspicion of aiding militants

Journalists using the internet as they work inside a government-run media centre in Srinagar, Kashmir. A senior police officer has been arrested in Indian Kashmir and accused of aiding militants after he was found driving two suspected insurgents towards Jammu, Kashmir's chief of police told reporters on Sunday (Jan 12).

SRINAGAR: A senior police officer has been arrested in Indian Kashmir and accused of aiding militants after he was found driving two suspected insurgents towards Jammu, Kashmir's chief of police told reporters on Sunday (Jan 12).

The Muslim-majority Kashmir valley, claimed by both India and Pakistan, has been in turmoil since New Delhi announced in August that it would strip the territory of its long-held autonomy and statehood.