Two persons arrested in connection with failed attempt to loot bank at Kupwara

Two persons were arrested on Tuesday afternoon by a  police team in connection with an attempt to loot a bank at a Grameen Bank in north Kashmir’s Natnusa area of Kupwara district.

The arrested have been identified as Ashiq Ahmad son of Mohammad Ahsan Wani and Javed Ahmad son of Abdul Rahim Wani, both residents of Kulangam Handwara.

Brandishing toy guns, two persons, identified as Ashiq Ahmad son of Mohammad Ahsan Wani and Javid Ahmad son of Abdul Rahim Wani, residents of the Kulangam area of Handwara, entered a Grameen Bank branch at Natnussa today afternoon.

However, the alert officials, as per reports, caught hold of the duo and snatched toy guns from them.

A police official confirming the incident told a local news agency that the duo has been taken into custody and necessary action as warranted by law will be initiated against them.