Police have a launched a manhunt for a cop missing since last night along with his service rifle.

22-year-old special police officer (SPO) Mohammad Yaseen, posted at the Marwah police station, was missing with an AK-47 rifle since last night, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Doda-Kishwar-Ramban range, Basant Kumar Rath told news agency PTI.

Yaseen hails from Shishnan village, he said, adding that efforts were on to locate him.