Unknown persons snatch service rifle of cop deployed for MLA’s visit
Unknown persons on Tuesday overpowered a cop and snatched his service rifle in Kandhar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
A report said that the policeman, identified as Mohd Ishaq (belt no. 436) of 4th IRP BN, was deployed for the security of former minister and MLA Abdul Haq Khan when the incident took place in Kandhar area of Maidanpora in Lolab.
Soon after the incident, a joint team of army and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir launched a hunt to nab the attackers.