Overview
- Srinagar Police, assisted by the Joint Interrogation Centre Anantnag, recovered the rifle on the GMC Anantnag campus and detained the linked individual.
- The detained person is Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather of Qazigund, who served as a senior resident at the college until October 24, 2024.
- An FIR cites sections 7/25 of the Arms Act and sections 13, 28, 38, and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
- Serial-number tracing and ballistic analysis are in progress, and no prior use or provenance has been confirmed.
- Investigators are examining how the rifle was stored on college premises and pursuing possible forward linkages.