MUMBAI, Sept. 9 -- The police have launched a manhunt for the unknown person who allegedly took away an Agniveer's rifle along with 40 bullets by posing as a Quick Response Team (QRT) official on September 6. Police officials said that the alleged thief approached the Agniveer, Alok Kaushal Kishore Singh, 20, a junior sailor who was on sentry duty at AP Tower, New Navy Nagar, Cuffe-Parade, the Navy's residential quarters. Dressed in a Naval uniform, he asked Singh to hand over the weapon-an INSAS (Indian New Small Arms System) rifle and three magazines containing around 40 rounds of 5.56 mm. Posing as a QRT official, the man told Singh that he was his replacement and instructed him to go back towards the hostel. On his way back, Singh suspected foul play when he noticed another Agniveer deployed nearby who had not been replaced. According to the police, realising he had forgotten his watch at his post, Singh went back to the spot but found that his 'replacement' had disappeared and his weapon was missing. A police officer said, "Finally, after searching and waiting for his weapon, he approached us and a case was registered late at night on Sunday. Teams of the Mumbai crime branch and the local police are trying to trace the accused." The alleged thief has been booked under section 303 (2) (theft) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the police added. As per a statement issued by the Indian Navy, a board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the matter. The statement added that the Navy is extending all necessary assistance to the ongoing search operations trying to locate the thief and recover the lost items....