Srinagar: Police on Wednesday claimed to have apprehended three persons who it said were “in search of a soft target and kill a cop from whom they could snatch a weapon” in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
“Awantipora police today at about 3:50 pm apprehended 3 persons who were travelling on a black colour Pulsar bike near EDI Pampore when they were intercepted by a naka party,” a police spokesman said.
“On their personal search, one Chinese pistol was recovered from them,” he said, adding, “On questioning they revealed that they were in search of a soft target and kill a cop from whom they could snatch a weapon.”
A case has been registered and investigations taken up, the spokesman added. “Further investigations are going on.”
