Woman In Burqa, Who Threw Bomb At Security Camp In J&K, Arrested

The burqa-clad women who threw a petrol bomb at a security forces bunker in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore, has been arrested, the police have said. The woman has been identified as Hasina Akhtar, a resident of Baramulla who is allegedly associated with banned woman's separatist group Dukhtaran-e-Milat. The police said she is already facing three cases under UAPA.

The attack, which took place on Tuesday, was caught on camera and the video widely circulated on social media.

The CCTV footage from the Central Reserve Police Force camp in Sopore town of Baramulla district showed the woman stopping in the middle of the road and rummaging through a purse she was carrying. She is then seen taking out a bomb and lobbing it at the camp.

The bomb had landed outside the security barricades and caused no loss of life or property, the police said.

The police said the woman was associated with banned woman's separatist group Dukhtaran-e-Milat and was released on bail a few months ago.

Soon after the petrol bomb attack, the police said they had identified the woman. But she managed to evade arrest for two days.

"After the terror incident, she was evading arrest but today the Sopore police arrested her and investigation is underway," said Vijay Kumar, a senior police officer in Kashmir.

The husband of the woman was also involved in stone throwing in the past and was arrested under the Public Safety Act, Mr Kumar said.