Weapons of 3 police guards missing in Srinagar

Srinagar, May 18: Jammu and Kashmir police has launched a massive hunt to trace three weapons which were found missing from a police post in Dalgate area of the summer capital, Srinagar, official source said on Friday.

They said panic gripped a hotel when police guards posted there found three weapons missing late last night from the post.

Senior police officers were immediately informed and a massive hunt was launched to trace the weapon.

Giving details sources said that police guards were posted to guard a hotel, where some protected people are staying at Buchwara Dalgate on the bank of Dal Lake. However, the police guards had gone to offer prayers in a mosque, On their return, they found three weapons missing.

A case has been registered and investigation taken up, they said adding police guards are also being questioned.