Overview
- A Mahindra Scorpio ignored stop signals at the Chanderkote check post and fled toward Nashri before being intercepted and seized near Dalwas.
- Police fired three warning shots in an attempt to stop the vehicle, which officials say accelerated past the checkpoint and continued on the highway.
- The driver and other occupants abandoned the SUV at Dalwas and escaped into nearby terrain, prompting a large manhunt by police, the CRPF and the Army.
- Investigators have seized the vehicle and are probing identity and motive, with some officials noting recovered animal dung that has led them to examine possible cattle-smuggling links.
- The incident heightens security concern for thousands of pilgrims using the Jammu–Srinagar highway for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra and could lead to stepped-up checks and patrols along the route.