Srinagar, July 15 : Vice President Municipal Committee Watergam Baramulla, Meraj ud Din Malla, was on Wednesday allegedly abducted by some unknown persons in the north Kashmir district. A senior police officer told a local news agency that Malla was whisked away by the ‘unknown persons’ in a santro vehicle while he was walking on a road to meet his friend. The officer said that searches have been launched to trace him. Asked whether the alleged abductors were armed, the officer said: “It is a matter of investigation. As of now searches are underway.” Malla had won unopposed from Marazigund (A and B) wards as a BJP candidate.