Policeman\'s Gun Stolen From Home At Gunpoint In Jammu And Kashmir

Policeman\s Gun Stolen From Home At Gunpoint In Jammu And Kashmir
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Suspected terrorists Friday snatched the service rifle of a policeman in Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district, officials said

JAMMU: Suspected terrorists Friday snatched the service rifle of a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said.

The policeman is posted as a personnel security officer (PSO) of district development commissioner, Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana.

PSO Daleep Kumar claimed that some masked gunmen intruded into his residence at Shaheedi Mazar area of the town late night and fled with his AK-47 rifle and mobile phone after threatening him and his family, the officials said.

They said the area was immediately cordoned off and a massive hunt has been launched to capture the gunmen and recover the stolen weapon.

The PSO was being questioned, the officials said adding further details are awaited.

Suspected terrorists killed a senior BJP leader and his brother in the town in November last year. The case was handed over to the National Investigation Agency but the culprits are still at large.

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