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Bullet-Riddled Body Of Army Jawan Abducted By Militants Found From Pulwama

Darpan News Desk IANS, 14 Jun, 2018 12:05 PM
    The bullet-riddled body of an Army jawan was recovered from Pulwama district hours after he was abducted by militants on his way home for Eid celebrations, police said on Thursday.
     
     
    Aurangzeb, who was ‘buddy’ of a company commander, was abducted by militants at Kalampora in Pulwama this morning when he was on his way home in Rajouri district for Eid celebrations.
     
     
    His body was found by a team of police and Army at Gussu village, 10 km away from Kalampora, in Pulwama district. He was shot in his head and neck, police said.
     
     
    Aurangzeb belonged to 4 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry and was posted at the 44 Rashtriya Rifles camp at Shadimarg in Shopian, they said.
     
     
    At about 9 am, Army men from the unit stopped a car asking the driver to drop Aurangzeb in Shopian, officials said, recounting what had happened.
     
     
    Militants stopped the vehicle as it approached Kalampora and abducted the jawan.
     
     
    Reacting to the development, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted, “Another piece of terrible news to add to an already horrible day. May Aurangzeb rest in peace. Allah Jannat naseeb karay (sic).”  
     
     
    During the day, veteran journalist and ‘Rising Kashmir’ editor Shujaat Bukhari and his two personal security officers (PSOs) were shot dead by terrorists outside the newspaper’s office in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital.

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