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A day after militants made an unsuccessful bid on the life of J-K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in Anantnag, his relative was 8216;8216;abducted8217;8217; in Bijbehara on Thursday. But, the CM8217;s nephew and one Muzamil Ahmad Kakroo, who was also kidnapped, returned after a few hours.
Gunmen entered the house of Sayeed8217;s cousin Mufti Sharief-ud-Din around 10 am and abducted his son Mufti Sarwar at gunpoint, sources said. The vehicle in which they were abducted was 8216;8216;intercepted8217;8217; by BSF personnel during a routine check at Awantipora. The two were taken into custody and handed over to police. A BSF spokesman said troops found only Sarwar and Kakroo in the vehicle, which was a stolen one. Sources alleged that inquiries 8216;8216;revealed8217;8217; that Sarwar and Kakroo were picked up by intelligence personnel of a security agency for questioning. 8212;PTI
