Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 9: A policeman, whose service rifle was snatched by two militants from his rented accommodation in Asrarabad area near Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Kishtwar district last night, has been placed under suspension even as a massive search operation continued today to arrest the culprits and recover the weapon.
Daleep Kumar, who was posted as Personal Security Officer (PSO) of District Development Commissioner, Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana, was reportedly overpowered by the gunmen who intruded into his residence last night and decamped with his AK-47 rifle and a mobile.
“The policeman has been placed under suspension and is being questioned. His mobile phone was recovered from an open area during the search operation,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Shakti Pathak told the Excelsior.
He said the search operation was launched immediately after the receipt of the information about the incident and was still going on.
“No one was arrested or detained in connection with the incident so far. We are on the job to crack the case,” Pathak said.
The policeman claimed that the gunmen threatened him and his family members before fleeing the scene with his service rifle and the mobile, he said.
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