A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper who decamped with an AK47 magazine from his camp in Budgam district was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. Altaf Hussain, a 14th SSB battalion trooper had absconded from the camp in Nawgam area on Tuesday.

The new recruits of Central Armed Police Forces` Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) contingent during their Passing Out Parade in Bhopal on Jan.3, 2014. Around 300 cadets from all over the country participated in the parade. (Photo: IANS)
The new recruits of Central Armed Police Forces` Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) contingent during their Passing Out Parade in Bhopal on Jan.3, 2014. Around 300 cadets from all over the country participated in the parade. (Photo: IANS)

"A complaint was filed by the commandant of SSB 14th battalion in Chadoora police station saying that the trooper had escaped along with the magazine of his AK-47 service rifle. The absconding trooper was arrested in Manjkote area of Rajouri district, the place to which he originally belongs. An FIR has been lodged in Manjkote police station and investigation has been started," police sources said.

SPO escaped with 2 AK47 rifles still untraceable 

A special police officer (SPO) of the local police had also escaped along with two AK-47 rifles from a camp of the special operations group (SOG) from Budgam district. 

A manhunt was launched to trace the SPO who belongs to Budgam district, but so far, the whereabouts of the absconding SPO are not known.

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