Indian Police official in IOK flee with 4 automatic weapons and joins fighters
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An Indian police official deployed in Indian Occupied Kashmir fled with four self-loading rifles (SLRs) - his own and those of three colleagues - and ammunition from Budgam district on Saturday, where he was deployed on duty.
The constable, Syed Naveed Mushtaq, was deployed for the protection of Food Corporation of India godowns in Budgam. Police said the missing cop is a resident of Pulwama district, and is suspected to have joined the ranks of militants.
"A cousin of the missing cop is also a militants. We suspected he may have joined militant ranks," said an officer.
Militants in Occupied Kashmir are facing a shortage of weapons and are finding it very difficult to arm new recruits, the police said. In the last one year, terrorists have looted 40 rifles from policemen, a significant jump in numbers from previous years.
"A cousin of the missing cop is also a militants. We suspected he may have joined militant ranks," said an officer.
Militants in Occupied Kashmir are facing a shortage of weapons and are finding it very difficult to arm new recruits, the police said. In the last one year, terrorists have looted 40 rifles from policemen, a significant jump in numbers from previous years.
