SPO decamps with policeman s weapon in Kashmir
Wednesday - May 23, 2018 9:34 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Srinagar May 23 (IANS) A special police officer (SPO) on Wednesday decamped with the service rifle of a police constable in Jammu and Kashmir s Baramulla district police said.
Waseem Ahmad posted on guard duty at the house of a former BJP s Kisan Morcha member Muhammad Maqbool in Rafiabad area decamped with the service weapon of constable Shamshad Ahmad a police officer said.
Police said a manhunt has been launched to trace Ahmad and the weapon.
Special police officers are engaged on a fixed monthly remuneration in the state to fight militancy. They are not fully trained to handle weapons issued to them while performing duties.
--IANS
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Waseem Ahmad posted on guard duty at the house of a former BJP s Kisan Morcha member Muhammad Maqbool in Rafiabad area decamped with the service weapon of constable Shamshad Ahmad a police officer said.
Police said a manhunt has been launched to trace Ahmad and the weapon.
Special police officers are engaged on a fixed monthly remuneration in the state to fight militancy. They are not fully trained to handle weapons issued to them while performing duties.
--IANS
sq/ahm/vd
