On Tuesday, BJP leader Ghulam Mohammad Chopan had claimed that suspected militants disarmed his personal security officer (PSO) Bashir Ahmad and decamped with his service rifle when they stormed into his residence at Gori Mohalla, Panzan in Chadoora of central Kashmir's Budgam district.
Giving a new twist to the rifle-snatching case, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday detained a BJP leader for questioning after investigators suspected the 'inside job' behind the sensational crime.
On Tuesday, BJP leader Ghulam Mohammad Chopan had claimed that suspected militants disarmed his personal security officer (PSO) Bashir Ahmad and decamped with his service rifle when they stormed into his residence at Gori Mohalla, Panzan in Chadoora of central Kashmir's Budgam district.
However, investigations revealed that Bashir Ahmad was not present in the house when the crime was committed. Ahmad was at his home which is in the same neighbourhood. Police sources said Ahmad had kept the AK 56 riffle at BJP leader's house and when some people came, it was handed over to them by his family members.
"PSO was not at the residence of Chopan when some people came and asked the family members to hand over the gun. His family members immediately went inside and handed over the gun and magazines to them. Later the suspects fled away on the bikes," said a police source.
Police sources said Chopan was detained because he tried to mislead the investigators and lie about the PSO being disarmed. "We are trying to find out why he lied? Did he try to mislead on someone's behest? We are questioning him to unravel the truth," said a source.
Chopan had even claimed that the militants took away the battery of his phone to prevent him from informing the police.
Chopan, who was present at his residence at the time of incident, had unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Assembly elections from Charar-e-Sharief constituency on BJP ticket.
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