Kashmir civilian killed rescuing abducted woman

Srinagar March 18 (IANS) A 33-year-old man trying to rescue an alleged abducted woman was beaten and drowned in a stream in a north Kashmir village on Saturday police said here.

A police officer said a resident of Rafiabad in Baramulla district had filed a complaint that his wife mother of two was kidnapped by a person belonging to the Uri border town.

A police team went to search for the woman and took along two civilians from the complainant s family to identify her.

However a mob assisting the accused attacked the policemen and held one of the two civilians as hostage said the police officer.

The hostaged civilian was severely beaten and thrown into a stream from where his dead body was recovered he said.

The deceased was identified as Bashir Ahmad.

--IANS
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