J-K: SPO goes missing with 'stolen' rifle

A special police officer (SPO) has allegedly gone missing with a service rifle of another cop in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore township, a police spokesperson said today.

According to the spokesperson, the SPO stole the weapon from the personal trunk of a personal security officer (PSO).

SPO namely Waseem Ahmed, a resident of Shatloo Panzala, has stolen a weapon from the personal security officer (PSO) of a protected person in Sopore, the spokesman said.

Ahmed, who was also posted at the residence of the protected person in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, was stationed there without a weapon, he said.

A case has been registered and the police is investigating the matter for further details, he added.