Srinagar, Dec. 27 -- Police on Tuesday said that two accused evading arrest were held last night in Chadoora tehsil of central Kashmir's Budgam district and clarified that no woman has been arrested.

"A video has surfaced on social media platforms quoting that a lady along with others has been arrested by police in Budgam during late night hours. In this connection, it is clarified that no lady has been arrested by the police," police said in a statement.

It said that two accused persons, identified as Syed Farhat, son of Mohammed Hussain Shah of Surasyar Chadoora, and Tahir Ahmad Shah, son of Mohammad Maqbool Shah, resident of Panzan Chadoora, were arrested.

Both the accused, as per the police spokesman, were evading their arrest sinc...