In a fresh incident of targeted killing a Sub Inspector of Jammu and Kashmir police was shot dead by 'unidentified' terrorists in his paddy fields late Friday evening at Samboora in Pampore area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district.
According to a tweet posted by the Kashmir Zone police on Saturday, the dead body of Sub Inspector Farooq Ahmad Mir of Samboora posted in IRP 23 BN was found in paddy fields near his home.
Preliminary investigation reveals that he had left his home for work in his paddy fields yesterday in the evening, where he was shot dead by terrorists using a pistol".According to a police spokesman, Farooq Ahmad Mir is survived by an aged father, two daughters, the elder one is studying MBBS and younger daughter is studying in class 12th. His son is studying in class 7th.
The killing took place at a time when the Union Territory administration was gearing up to welcome pilgrims and making elaborate security arrangements to ensure peaceful conduct of the Amarnath yatra starting from June 30.
Additional companies of para military forces have been deployed along the yatra route and at vulnerable locations to prevent any terror strike aimed at disrupting the yatra taking place after a gap of two years due to Covid-19 pandemic.