A head constable and four constables have been taken into custody for questioning as they had not offered any resistance to the militants, the sources said.
They said the policemen have also been charged with dereliction of duty.
A group of militants had sneaked into the premises of the district court complex in Shopian town late on Tuesday night and allegedly overpowered the five policemen on duty.
The militants had snatched the SLR rifles of the policemen before fleeing.
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