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A Special Police Officer (SPO), who reportedly went missing in Jammu and Kashmir after leaving from Pampore police station with an AK-47 rifle, has allegedly joined the Hizbul Mujahideen.
According to media reports, Hizbul spokesman Burhan-u-Din called a local news agency and claimed that Irfan Ahmad Dar had joined the group.
“SPO Irfan Ahmad Dar, a resident of Nehama Kakapora of Pulwama district, who fled with his rifle, has joined Hizb-ul-Mujahideen,” the spokesman said, reported IANS.
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Dar went missing on Tuesday from Pampore police station along with the AK-47 rifle. Following the “missing” report, the police had launched a hunt to trace the missing officer.
SPOs are engaged on a fixed monthly packet in Jammu and Kashmir to fight militancy. They are neither trained in handling firearms nor are they issued service weapons.
(With agency inputs)
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