SPO with AK-47 rifle goes missing in J&K

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.

--IANS

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