Srinagar, Nov 23: A former Special Police officer (SPO) was killed by militants this evening and his bullet-riddled body was recovered by police from Nikloura area of Pulwama.
Earlier the SPO among three persons was abducted by suspected militants from Reben village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday evening.
A police official said that suspected militants abducted former Special Police Officer (SPO) Basharat Ahmad Wagay, Riyaz Ahmad and Zahid from Reben village at around 4:30 pm.
During last week as many as nine persons were abducted from the district.
Of them seven were later set free while two — Huzaif Ashraf of Manzgam and Nadeem Manzoor of Safanagri — were killed.
One of the released abductees was also shot and injured by his captors.
Meanwhile, suspected militants set free two of the three persons kidnapped Friday evening from a village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
A police official said that Riyaz Ahmad Wagay, son of Ab Hameed and Zahid Ahmad son of Ali Mohammad were set free at around 8 pm.
Wagay and Ahmad were among the three persons abducted by suspected militants earlier in the day from their native village of Reban.
However, Basharat Ahmad, a former SPO was not that lucky as his bullet riddled body with an amputated arm was recovered by police late in the evening.
