Militants abduct policeman’s brother in Kashmir

Srinagar, Dec 7 (IANS) Militants have abducted the brother of a police constable in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district.

Police said the militants barged into the house of Constable Farooq Ahmad Khan in Ajas village of Bandipora district on Wednesday evening and kidnapped his brother Mudasir Ahmad at gunpoint.

Family sources said the militants were looking for Farooq Ahmad Khan, who was not in the house at that time. Police said a massive operation had been launched to trace the abductors.