Udhampur, Mar 26: Three traffic policemen have been taken into custody after “suspicious substances” were recovered from their post near the Chenani-Nashri tunnel in Udhampur district, officials said on Wednesday.
While authorities have not disclosed the nature of the substances, locals who staged a protest outside the traffic post late Tuesday night alleged that the policemen were cooking meat.
Udhampur SSP Nagpure Amod Ashok said that Chenani police received a complaint regarding suspicious substances found at the traffic police post. As news spread, hundreds of people gathered at the spot and held a demonstration.
The recovered material was seized in the presence of a magistrate, a veterinary doctor, and local witnesses. The samples have been sent for testing, and further action will be taken based on the report, the SSP added. [KNT]
