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Suspected militants decamp with 4 rifles

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Press Trust of India Srinagar

Suspected militants barged into a police post guarding a politician's residence in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district and decamped with four service rifles tonight.

The militants barged into the police picket guarding house of Mohammad Shafi Banday at Bona Bazar and took away four rifles from there, a police official said.

A police spokesperson said initial probe suggests complicity of banned Hizbul Mujahideen outfit. A search operation was underway in the nearby areas, the spokesperson said, adding that the circumstances leading to the incident were being ascertained.

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First Published: Jul 26 2018 | 10:40 PM IST

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