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Video of soldier being interrogated by suspected militants before he was shot, surfaces online

Rifleman Aurangzeb, who was ‘buddy’ of a company commander, was abducted by militants in Pulwama district of Kashmir on June 14 morning when he was on his way home in Poonch district for Eid

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A video of Army rifleman Aurangzeb—whose bullet-riddled body was found in Kashmir on Thursday—has surfaced on the internet, in which the trooper is seen being interrogated by suspected militants about the encounters he had participated in, officials said.

The video is believed to have been taken moments before the army jawan was killed by militants. The purported video which has gone viral on social media can be viewed here:

Published: 16 Jun 2018, 2:43 PM IST

In the video possibly shot in a forest area, the soldier clad in blue jeans and T-shirt is being asked by suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militants about his duties, postings and encounters in which he had participated, officials said on Friday.

The rifleman, who was 'buddy' of a company commander, was abducted by militants at Kalampora in Pulwama on Thursday morning when he was on his way home in Poonch district for Eid celebrations. His body was found by a team of police and Army at Gussu village, about 10 km away from Kalampora, in Pulwama district. He was shot in his head and neck, police said.

Aurangzeb belonged to 4 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry and was posted at the 44 Rashtriya Rifles camp at Shadimarg in Shopian, they said. At about 9 am, army men from the unit stopped a car asking the driver to drop Aurangzeb in Shopian, officials said, recounting what had happened. Militants stopped the vehicle as it approached Kalampora and abducted the jawan.

Published: 16 Jun 2018, 2:43 PM IST

With PTI inputs

Published: 16 Jun 2018, 2:43 PM IST

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Published: 16 Jun 2018, 2:43 PM IST