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Youth injures RPF constable, attempts to decamp with his rifle

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Nov 10 2015 | 5:32 PM IST
A Railway Protection Force constable was injured today when a youth tried to snatch his rifle after attacking him with sharp-edged weapon at Wanpoh station in south Kashmir, police said.
Tariq Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Redwani in Kulgam district had sprinkled chilli powder into Tinku Khushwaha's eyes before attacking him on his head with a sharp-edged weapon.
He snatched the policeman's INSAS service rifle but was caught by other security personnel before he could escape, a police official said.
The injured cop has been shifted to district hospital Anantnag for treatment, he added.

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First Published: Nov 10 2015 | 5:32 PM IST

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