The bullet-ridden body of an abducted Jammu and Kashmir constable was recovered from Kupwara's Qaimoh Gath region on Saturday, 21 July. The constable, Mohd Salim, was allegedly abducted by unknown militants from his residence on Friday night. He was reportedly on leave, and was undergoing training in Kathua.
According to an NDTV report, Salim's body was recovered from a field in the region.
This incident comes a month after Rifleman Aurangzeb of 44 Rashtriya Rifles, was abducted and killed by terrorists in Pulwama district of J&K when he was on his way home to celebrate Eid on 14 June.
Aurangzeb had boarded a private vehicle for Shopian, from where he was supposed to go to Rajouri district. The terrorists intercepted the vehicle as it approached Kalampora and abducted the jawan. His bullet-riddled body was found by at Gussu village, about 10 km from Kalampora, in Pulwama district.
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