A security guard with local Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) activist has allegedly decamped with his service rifle at Rohama Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
A police statement said that Special Police Officer Waseem Ahmad Malla of Rafiabad area posted at the guard room of the BJP activist Mohammad Maqbool War was reportedly deserted from the residential guard since Monday May 21 along-with AK 47 rifle of the security guard. He is reported to have taken away some ammunition also.
Officials said it was not immediately known whether he has joined militant ranks but have also not ruled out such a possibility.
Police have registered a case and began investigation. Several policemen and some soldiers of Kashmiri origin have deserted the security force and joined militant ranks in the past.
Meanwhile, at least six civilians including a woman were injured after unknown persons hurled a hand grenade towards security forces vehicle in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday.
Sources said suspected militants lobbed a hand grenade towards security vehicle that missed the intended target and exploded on the road side at Guriwan area in Bijbehara town of the south Kashmir district.
They said in the blast at least six persons including a woman sustained splinter injuries. The injured have been rushed to the local hospital for treatment. Some among injured have also been referred to Srinagar hospital for treatment.
The security forces have launched manhunt to nab the attackers. No militant outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.