Shivam Bakshi
Jammu, Oct 4 (NVI): Security forces have launched a hunt for three suspected terrorists who abducted a villager in Rajouri district of Jammu before he managed to flee from their dragnet.
The terrorists abducted the villager in Khalidhar in Rajouri district when he was sleeping in the verandah of his house, according to the information available.
The man was allegedly taken towards a nearby forested area from where he managed to escape and reached a relative’s house.
From there, he informed his family and Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Army were alerted.
Immediately thereafter, a joint team of Army and police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation, officials said.
The identity and motive of the persons involved have not been established so far.
Security agencies are investigating the circumstances of the incident and verifying the nature of the suspicious movement, they said.—(NVI)
