Militants stormed a police post set up for protection of a minority community and looted five rifles in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. A group of heavily armed militants stormed the police post at Midoora in Tral belt,40 km from here,last night and overpowered the policemen,official sources said on Wednesday. They said the ultras ran away with five rifles three Insas and two SLRs - along with some ammunition. Two policemen present at the time of the attack were left unharmed,they said. Three other policemen posted at the picket had reportedly gone home unauthorisedly. Soon after the incident,senior police officers rushed to the scene and a massive hunt was launched to nab the militants and recover the looted weapons,the sources said. "All five policemen have been placed under suspension and a departmental inquiry ordered," the sources said. This is the first such incident in the last several years in the valley. The police picket in Midoora was established over a decade ago for protection of Kashmiri Pandits living in the village,the sources said.
