SRINAGAR: A 21-year-old man from Reasi district was arrested and subsequently granted bail after allegedly entering Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s official residence on Wazarat Road on September 4, police said.
The accused, identified as Tilak Raj of Kakryal village in Katra tehsil, was intercepted by Special Security Group (SSG) personnel after he was allegedly seen climbing the rear wall of the Chief Minister’s residence.
Police said there was no indication that Raj intended to harm the Chief Minister or any member of his family.
According to a police official, Raj had travelled to Jammu on September 3 with a friend from Reasi. Later that day, personnel from the Gujjar Nagar Police Post allegedly found him in an inebriated condition and booked him under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
As the alleged offence was bailable, police asked his parents to report to the police post, the official said. Raj’s parents arrived the following day, and his father was asked to arrange a local person to stand surety for him.
While his father left to arrange the surety, Raj allegedly attempted to climb the wall of the Chief Minister’s residence, which is located next to the police post, apparently to evade his father and avoid his anger, the official said.
SSG personnel noticed him and detained him before handing him over to the Gujjar Nagar Police Post.
Following preliminary questioning, police registered a case against Raj for alleged trespassing. He was subsequently released on bail, the official said.
