A local militant was arrested on Friday after he tried to snatch the service rifle of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan inside a bank branch near the Deputy Commissioner Office in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The militant and his accomplice who fled away from the site had arrived to loot the bank branch.
A police official said that a group of two militants barged into the bank premises and attempted to snatch the service rifle of CRPF personnel guarding the sensitive branch. He said the militants opened fire on the guard with a pistol injuring his hand.
However, the bid was foiled and one of the two militants was arrested. He has been identified as 30-year-old Muneeb Ahmad Malla of Reshipora Behibagh in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Another militant managed to escape from the spot. later in the evening, police released a video with confessional statement of Malla.