SRINAGAR: A man was arrested after allegedly ramming his car into security barricades and attempting to escape a checkpoint during routine checking on the Jammu-Rajouri highway, officials said on Friday.
The incident occurred during the intervening night of October 27 and 28 at Lamberi in Nowshera, when the driver allegedly tried to flee after being stopped by security personnel, damaging the barricades in the process.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act.
A special police team was subsequently formed to identify those involved and trace the vehicle.
Police later recovered and seized the vehicle and arrested its owner, identified as Mohd Aslam, officials said.
