J-K Ranji team woken up by midnight knock, cops look for militant

December 26, 2013 10:58

The Jammu and Kashmir cricket team participating in the domestic Ranji Trophy championship was woken up at their hotel in Jammu on Tuesday night and questioned for hours by the police who were reportedly looking for a suspected militant.

The players, staying at Jammu's Hotel Savoy, hadn't locked their doors as only their team was staying there at the time.

According to one of the players, they were startled awake by armed policemen surrounding them.

The police told the cricketers that it was a "routine check" after a tip-off that a militant had been spotted in the neighbourhood.

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