Srinagar: A security guard of a state minister has gone missing along with two automatic rifles in Srinagar, prompting Jammu and Kashmir authorities to launch a massive hunt to trace him, police said on Saturday.
Constable Naseer Ahmad Mir was reported missing from his place of posting at Sheikh Bagh locality in the heart of Srinagar since last night, a police official said.
He said two service rifles including that of Mr Mir are also missing, giving rise to speculations that the guard had deserted the force.
The other weapon was taken away from the box of constable Pervaiz Ahmad, another policeman who is part of the guard post at the complex belonging to the minister, the official said.
The police have launched a massive hunt to trace the missing guard and recover the weapons.
Meanwhile, another policeman was reported missing from his house at Wusan village in Ganderbal district.
Head Constable Mohammad Shafi Parray, suspended from service last year, was reported missing by his family on Friday, the police said, adding, efforts are on to locate him.