J&K police are questioning two BSF men after they arrested a civilian when he was trying to steal a rifle from the PSO of a Gujjar and Bakerwal leader at Khanbabal Housing Colony in south-Kashmir. Manzoor Ahmad-Bhat tried to steal a rifle of PSO Bashir-Ahmad when he entered his room. Bhat concealed the weapon in the blanket when Ahmad went to washroom, source said.

Two BSF constables were killed in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Kaner district on Monday, police said. The incident took place near Marbeda camp when the BSF team was on an area domination exercise, according to P Sundar Raj, DIG Anti Naxal Ops. Those killed in the explosion have been identified as Santosh Laxman and Vijay Nand Nayak, both from Karnataka.