Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 9 (HBTV): Mumbai Police have registered an FIR on a Navy official’s complaint regarding the loss of a rifle and other items from a sentry post at Cuff Parade.
According to the Ministry of Defence, a Board of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the circumstances leading to the incident.
On the night of September 6, a rifle along with ammunition went missing from the residential area of an Indian Navy officer. A junior sailor, while on sentry duty, was allegedly approached by another individual in naval uniform who relieved him of his post.
The individual who took over the duty was later found missing along with the rifle and ammunition.
At present, an extensive search operation is being conducted in coordination with Mumbai Police to recover the missing items.
(ANI)