Man held with poll boycott posters in Pulwama: Police

Police today arrested a man along with election boycott posters in Awantipora area of Pulwama district in Kashmir.

Acting on a tip off, Police arrested Mohammad Yousuf Wani and recovered a huge number of election boycott posters from his possession, a police spokesman said.

He said the posters were meant to be distributed among the "trouble mongers", so as to create panic among local population of the area.

Police has registered a case under various sections of Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) in this regard.

Separatist outfits and militant groups have asked people to boycott the forthcoming Lok Sabha by-polls to Srinagar and Anantnag constituencies.

Three central Kashmir districts -- Srinagar, Ganderbal and Budgam -- will go to polls on April 9, while polling will be held in Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian districts in south Kashmir on April 12.

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