Summary According to police, workers of the banned Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee had abducted the judge
MUZAFFARABAD (Dunya News) – Police have recovered Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Akram after he was abducted in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), while two people, including a police official, were injured during a subsequent operation.
According to police, workers of the banned Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee had abducted the judge.
A Rawalakot police official said the judge was recovered during an operation carried out between Wednesday and Thursday night.
Police said Judge Muhammad Akram was travelling from Rawalakot to Muzaffarabad via Palandri when armed men allegedly intercepted his vehicle and abducted him at gunpoint.
The judge’s driver and gunman were also present in the vehicle at the time of the abduction, according to local police.
In a statement, Rawalakot police said committee workers opened fire outside a hospital during the operation, leaving two people, including a police official, injured.
