Jammu and Kashmir SPO who decamped with weapons, joins Hizbul Mujahideen

Mangalore Today News Network

Srinagar, Oct 01, 2018 : As per the media reports a Special Police Officer(SPO) who decamped with eight firearms last week, has joined the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit, police said on Monday.

 

Pictures of SPO Adil Bashir posing with an AK-47 rifle alongside Hizbul commander Zeenat-ul-Islam went viral on social media on Monday.

The police said that they have identified the civilian with whose help Bashir, a resident of Shopian district, managed to flee with seven AK-47 Rifles and a pistol on September 28 from the official residence of MLA Aijaz Mir in Srinagar`s Jawahar Nagar area.

The MLA was in Jammu when the incident occurred.

10 of the legislator`s personal security guards have been detained for questioning.