Jammu and Kashmir: Special police officer shot dead at her home in Shopian district
Police have filed a case and an investigation is under way.
Suspected militants on Saturday shot dead a special police officer at her home in her village in the Vehil area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, the police said. The incident occurred around 2.40 pm, NDTV reported.
Khushboo Jan sustained critical injuries and succumbed to her injuries in the hospital, the police said. A case has been filed and an investigation is under way.
Security forces cordoned off the area after the area and began looking for the gunmen, an unidentified official told PTI.
Former Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah condemned the incident.
I strongly condemn this brutal act of terror. My condolences to the family. This vicious cycle of death and destruction seems to have no end . https://t.co/XmN61nAsKB
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) March 16, 2019
A lady special police officer (SPO) was shot & killed outside her home in South Kashmir earlier today. I condemn this act of terror & extend my condolences to her family & all her J&K police colleagues.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) March 16, 2019
