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Jammu and Kashmir: Special Police Officer with AK-47 rifle goes missing, search operation launched

SPO Irfan Ahmad Dar went missing on Tuesday from the Pampore police station.

Published: 27th June 2018 11:46 AM  |   Last Updated: 27th June 2018 12:03 PM   |  A+A A-

By IANS

SRINAGAR: A special police officer (SPO) from Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district has gone missing along with an AK-47. A manhunt was launched on Wednesday, police sources said.

SPO Irfan Ahmad Dar went missing on Tuesday from the Pampore police station.

SPOs are engaged in the state on a fixed monthly packet to fight militancy. They are neither trained in handling weapons nor are service rifles issued to them. 

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