Security Forces (SFs) on August 27 recovered body of a civilian, Manzoor Ahmed, abducted on August 26, from Tral area of Pulwama District, reports Daily Excelsior. SATP had earlier reported that suspected militants on August 26 abducted two members of the nomadic Gujjar community from a forested area at Tral and later shot one of them dead. Abdul Qadeer Kohli of Rajouri District and Manzoor Ahmed of Khonmoh area of Srinagar District were abducted by unidentified gunmen from ‘Dhok’, a temporary shelter, from the forested area of Tral at around 7.30pm, an unnamed police spokesperson said. He had said the bullet-riddled body of Kohli was later recovered by a search and rescue party, while an operation to trace the other person was underway.
Separately, SFs arrested a militant after he opened firing at a joint check post of SFs near village Delina in Baramulla District in the night of August 26, reports Daily Excelsior. The arrested militant was identified as Mohammad Iqbal Naikoo of Baramulla town, affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and was active since July 22, 2019. An AK rifle and one pistol was recovered from his possession. The seized weapon belonged to Sub Inspector Amandeep Singh of Udhampur who was injured 5-6 days back.