Detained Jammu and Kashmir cricketers released for lack of evidence
Bangalore:
Two cricketers from Jammu
and Kashmir, who had been detained after suspected residue of explosive materials
was allegedly found in their bag in Bangalore, were released on Saturday "for
lack of incriminating evidence". According to reports, Bangalore police had detained
Parvez Rasool and Mehrajudin following a tip-off that the two might have been
carrying explosives to Chinnaswamy stadium, where two matches of the Champions
League were to be played. Earlier in the day, Bangalore police had taken both
of them, who were in the city to participate in the CK Naidu Trophy, into preventive
custody. And an anti-explosive search was being conducted in the stadium to avoid
any untoward incident on the occasion of Diwali. Police said that there was no
need to panic as the security has been beefed up in the city after the incident.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association said that their cricketers,
who have been detained are innocent, and they don’t have any criminal record.
