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| Militants snatch rifle from BJP man's house in Budgam | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 28: Militants on Tuesday decamped with a service rifle of one Personal Security Officer (PSO) of BJP leader in central District Budgam after they barged in his house this morning.
Sources told Early Times that around six militants who had covered their faces entered in the house of BJP leader Ghulam Mohammad Chopan of central Kashmir's Budgam District and overpowered his security guard, Bashir Ahmad Hanjura and snatched one AK-56 rifle, two magazines and some rounds from him.
Official sources said that constable Bashir bearing belt number 283/ security, at the time of incident was with BJP leader at his Gori Mohalla Panzan Chadoora residence when militants overpowered him and snatched weapon from him during duty hours Sources said that incident occurred at around 9:25 am today morning and militants after snatching the service rifle from the security guard managed to flee from the spot.
BJP leader Chopan had unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Assembly elections from Chrar-i-Sharief constituency of Central Kashmir.
Official sources said that as the news about this incident broke out senior officers from police including SP Budgam, SDPO, SHO and some officers from CRPF and army reached the spot to assess the situation.
A case has been registered in this regard and constable has been placed under while further investigations have been taken up.
Official sources said that all the entry and exit points leading to the village where this incident happened today has been sealed and massive searches has been launched to locate the gunmen who decamped with the rifle.
This fresh weapon snatching incident has occurred three days after two Pakistan based militants of banned Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit attacked a CRPF bus and killed eight CRPF personals on Srinagar-Jammu.
National Highway at Pampore. Weapon snatching trend by militants is in place since 2011 and rural Districts which include Budgam, Pulwama, Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian tops list in weapon snatching incidents by militants.
In at least nine cases so far police personals of Jammu and Kashmir Police who were placed at different places across Kashmir also decamped with their service rifles and later joined Militants ranks.
On many occasions rifle snatching bids by militants in Kashmir were foiled by security forces, however at least in nine cases so far police personals who were posted at different places themselves fled away with their service rifles and later joined militants ranks.
State government already on Monday sounded alert across Srinagar city and south Kashmir parts following recent attack at Pampore that left eight CRPF men and two militants dead and injuring twenty two others in the incident. |
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