Jammu & Kashmir

Militants in Anantnag throw chilly powder in forces personnel’s eyes, attempt rifle snatch

A file Photo of KP road in Anantnag district of south Kashmir.

Anantnag: Militants made a failed attempt to snatch rifle of an armed forces personnel in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.

They said that the militants threw chilly powder into the eyes of the paramilitary trooper while he was performing duty at the gate of Kashmiri Pandit at Reshibazar Anantnag.

However his colleagues including policemen present there foiled the attempt.

The militants also managed to escape from the spot, they said. A police officer told Global News Service that the area has been cordoned off.

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