Militants snatch weapon from Kashmir BJP leader's guard

Srinagar, June 28: Militants on Tuesday,June 28 snatched the service rifle of a security guard posted with a middle-rung Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district.

Police said the militants overpowered Constable Bashir Ahmad, the security guard of Ghulam Muhammad Chopan, a BJP leader in Panzan (Chadoora) village of Badgam district.

"The weapon snatching has reportedly been done by militants who overpowered the guard.

A search been launched to trace the militants," a senior police officer said in summer capital Srinagar.

IANS