Srinagar, April 28: A militant on Friday was arrested outside a branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Anantnag district after he fired upon a CRPF man and tried to snatch his rifle.
Official sources said two militants appeared outside JK Bank Anantnag today during noon hours. “The CRPF men were deployed there and the militants first chatted with them and then one of the two militants carrying a pistol fired upon a CRPF men namely Koushal Kumar,” they said.
The sources said that during a brief scuffle, the CRPF men nabbed the assailant but another militant managed to escape. The arrested militant has been handed over to police and has been identified as Muneeb of Hizbul Mujahideen. The injured CRPF man is stable as he was hit in hand.(GNS)
