Summary:
Media reports of the abduction of a serving Army soldier on leave from Qazipora, Chadoora, Budgam are incorrect. A massive search operation was launched by special operation group along with the army and Jammu & Kashmir police. The incident is reminiscent of the June 14, 2018 incident when Rifleman Aurangzeb was abducted from Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. The Defence Ministry on Saturday junked media reports stating the abduction of serving soldier of the army’s Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) Mohammad Yaseen Bhat from his residence at Qazipora Chadura in Central Kashmir's Budgam district on Friday, as incorrect and said the “individual is safe. A massive search operation has been started to trace the missing soldier," a police source said..