Gunmen abduct house owner in J&K’s Kulgam

Unidentified gunmen abducted a man who owns a house in Kulgam district, where seven civilians died in a blast after three militants were killed during a gunfight with security forces a few days ago, police said on Sunday.

Sheeraz Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Laroo village in south Kashmir district, was abducted on Saturday evening, they said. Police said they have launched a manhunt to trace the abducted house owner.