Srinagar: A live bullet was found in the baggage of an Army jawan at the Srinagar International Airport on Tuesday, after which he was detained, a security official said.
The soldier Pandia Raj, who was proceeding to Delhi on leave, was handed over to the Army for further investigation, the official said.
Prima facie, it seems that the bullet was left behind in the bag "by mistake", the official added.
This is the second incident of an Army soldier caught at the airport with live ammunition.
On Monday, a jawan was arrested after two hand grenades and other ammunition were found in his baggage during the security screening.
He had claimed that the grenades had been given to him by a "superior official" for transporting these to Delhi.
Meanwhile, according to FIR lodged against the soldier, a cache of ammunition was recovered from his possession during the screening besides the two hand grenades.
The recoveries included empty cases of 20 mm ammunition (two), 40 mm ammunition (two), 9 mm ammunition (two), 7.62 mm ammunition (two), heavy machine gun ammunition (two) and medium machine gun ammunition (two).
Four live bullets -- two each of 9 mm and MMG – were also recovered, a police official said.
A case under sections 3/4 Explosive Substances Act has been registered against Mukhiya.
Defence sources said the army will expand the investigation if needed, after the accused soldier records his statement before the inquiry officer.
"Everyone whose name figures in the statement of the accused will be a witness in the case and quizzed as per the established procedure of the army inquiries," the sources added.
