J&K special police officer, wife, daughter shot dead by suspected militants in Pulwama
Two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants, including a foreigner, were involved in the killings, said the police.
Special police officer Fayaz Ahmad died on Sunday after suspected militants barged into his house in Hariparigam area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district and opened fire. The police said that Ahmad, his wife and daughter were severely injured in the attack.
Fayaz Ahmed died on the spot and his wife succumbed to her injuries at a hospital, the police said. The police officer’s daughter who was in a critical condition succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Srinagar on Monday.
“In the firing, Ahmad along with his wife, Raja Bano, and daughter, Rafia Jan, received bullet wounds,” the police told The Hindu. “Later, the couple succumbed to their injuries in the hospital.”
Speaking to reporters, Kashmir Inspector General of Police, Vijay Kumar, said that two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants, including a foreigner, were involved in the killings, PTI reported. He assured that the militants will be neutralised soon.
“They fired indiscriminately on our SPO,” Kumar said. “His wife and daughter tried to save him, but they fired at them as well.”
On Monday morning, the last rites of the police officer and his wife were carried out, reported ANI.
Jammu and Kashmir | Former special police officer (SPO) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and his wife who were killed at their home in Hariparigam village, Pulwama district being laid to rest pic.twitter.com/g9Q5o2rC2R
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2021
Late on Sunday, the police said that the area had been cordoned off and the officials were looking for the assailants.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the brutal attack on Ahmad and his family. “This is an act of cowardice and perpetrators of violence will be brought to justice very soon,” he said.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah called the attack “dastardly and cowardly”.
I unreservedly condemn the dastardly & cowardly militant attack on the J&K police SPO Fayaz Ahmed, his wife & his young daughter at their home last night. I pray they receive their place in Jannat & their loved ones find strength during this terrible time.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) June 28, 2021
“No words are strong enough to condemn the cowardly attack,” Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti said in a tweet.
No words are strong enough to condemn the cowardly attack in Awantipora that claimed the lives of a JKP officer Fayaz Ahmad, his wife & daughter. May Allah Ta’aala grant them maghfirat & their loved ones the fortitude to bear this loss.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) June 28, 2021
The incident took place on the same day when the Indian Air Force said that two low-intensity explosions were reported in the technical area of the Jammu Air Force Station.
Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said that he suspected that a drone was used to drop explosive material, triggering blasts. However, the Indian Air Force has not confirmed this information.
Singh said that another improvised explosive device, or IED, weighing five to six kilograms had also been recovered by the police.
Two Indian Air Force personnel suffered minor injuries in the explosions and are under observation. The police have arrested two people in connection with the blasts.
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