Bangalore, October 17: A Jammu and Kashmir cricketer was today detained by the city police after explosive detectors found traces of RDX in his kit bag.
Pervez Rassol, an under-22 CK Nayudu cricket tournament, was staying at the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) complex in the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Police sources said the young cricketer was being questioned to find out if he had brought RDX in the city or his bag was earlier used to transfer the explosive.
Sources said the state police have already sent a request to its counterparts in Jammu and Kashmir to do a background check on the cricketer.
Am official from the Jammu and Kashmir cricket Association said that nothing has been found from the two cricketers, picked up by the police for questioning.
“Our boys had gone to play some matches on Cuttack. From Cuttack they went to Bangalore yesterday.
–PTI