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| Alert sounded across Central, South Kmr as SPO decamps with 7 rifles from residence of legislator in Srinagar | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sep 28: Authorities have sounded a high alert across Central Kashmir and South Kashmir after a Special Police Officer (SPO) decamped with at least seven assault rifles and a pistol from the residence of a legislator from an uptown area on Friday night.
Official sources said that SPO Adil Bashir Sheikh son of Bashir Ahmad ran away with seven AK-47 rifles and a pistol from the residence of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Aijaz Ahmad Mir at Jawahar Nagar in the summer capital of the state. Aijaz represents the Wachi constituency of Shopian district falling in the restive South Kashmir. Aijaz is the first time legislator from Wachi constituency and is considered to be one of the youth icons of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the party to which he belongs to. He held some of the important positions in the youth wing of the party and is being looked upon as a future leader of the party.
"SPO Adil Bashir decamped with seven AK-47 rifles and a pistol from the residence of MLA Wachi. A manhunt has been launched to nab the SPO and recover the rifles and pistol taken away by him. In the meantime, a high alert has been sounded in Central and South Kashmir," said official sources.
Official sources said that high alert has been sounded in Srinagar and Budgam districts as well as South Kashmir. All the roads leading to the different districts of the Kashmir valley are being monitored and supervised in order to ensure that the SPO is nabbed at the earliest and the arms are recovered from him.
Earlier it was said that the SPO decamped with five AK-47 rifles, four INSAS rifles and a pistol however, later on it was confirmed that no INSAS rifles has been taken away with the SPO running away with seven AK-47 rifles. The decamping of SPO with so many rifles is being viewed as a major security breach more so at a time when the municipal and panchayat elections are round the corner.
The Jammu & Kashmir police announced that two lakh rupees would be given to the person who arrests the SPO and hands over the arms to the force. It remains to be seen that how far the offer would attract the people to track down the SPO and hand him over to the police.
A statement issued by the Jammu & Kashmir Police said that personal security officer of MLA Wachi approached police station Rajbagh and that the weapons of seven personal security officers who are attached with MLA Wachi are missing from the residence of MLA at Jawahar Nagar and one pistol which is licensed personal weapon of the MLA is also missing.
"The role of SPO Adil Bashir of Zainapora, Shopian in the commission of crime was also alleged. On this police party has reached the place of occurrence and the cognizance of the matter has been taken. In this regard FIR number 57/18 is lodged in police station Rajbagh and investigations taken up. An amount of two lakhs has been announced for capturing the SPO with weapons," reads the statement.
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