Kashmir: Militants abduct policeman, rescued

Umar Rashid

Srinagar, May 31: Security  forces on Sunday night rescued a policeman, minutes after he was abducted by militants in South Kashmir’s Shopian district.

Official sources told GNS that the gunmen abducted the policeman from his residence at Thairen Shopian.

Soon a joint team of Police and Army’s 44RR launched an operation, and rescued the policeman successfully after a brief gunfight.

However, militants managed to flee, taking advantage of darkness, they said.

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