Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 28: Militants today snatched rifle from security guard of a former MLC while another attempt to snatch it from a former Minister was foiled in South Kashmir.
Police said militants snatched a rifle from the guard of a former legislator today in Shopian district of South Kashmir. MLC Abdul Rehman Tukroo said that his Personal Security Officer (PSO) was inside the washroom when somebody took away his rifle in Tukroo village.
Police said that they have identified the man who snatched the rifle as Waseem Ahmad Khanday of Keller. A hunt has been launched to trace him out.
In the meantime, police guards of former Minister Syed Bashir Ahmad at Sheikhhar Rajpora in district Pulwama foiled an attempt by militants to snatch rifles from them.
Police said that the militants tried to snatch rifles form the security guards of the former Minister but the guards resisted by firing at them. Militants fled after they were fired at. However, there was no loss of life.
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