The family of a Special Police Officer (SPO) of Jammu & Kashmir Police was wiped out by a group of Jaish-e- Mohammad terrorists late on Sunday night at Hariparigam Tral in the Awantipora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Meanwhile, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Nadeem Abrar, who was involved in several attacks on security forces and civilians in Kashmir, was arrested on Monday. “Top LeT commander Nadeem Abrar arrested. He was involved in several killings. Big success for us,” IGP Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar said in a tweet.
According to police, Abrar was involved in the killing of three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Lawaypora earlier this year
Meanwhile, a fresh encounter also broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Parimpora area of the city here on Monday in which one CRPF Sub Inspector received injuries on his arm.
According to a police spokesman the martyred SPO from Hariparigam Tral has been identified as Fayaz Ahmad. Wife of a martyred SPO, Raja Begum also succumbed late Sunday night while their daughter, Rafia, died early Monday morning in the hospital.
According to a police spokesman, at least 2-3 terrorists had barged inside the home of a SPO and fired indiscriminately. His wife and daughter also received critical injuries and were rushed to the nearby hospital. Inspector General of Police, Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Monday visited the residence of the SPO and expressed sympathies with the bereaved family members and assured them that the terrorists involved in this barbaric act will be neutralised soon
Interacting with the media after meeting the family of the martyred cop Kumar said Jammu and Kashmir Police have been working at the forefront of anti-terrorist operations.
“Last night, two terrorists, who seemed to be foreign terrorists, fired on one of our SPOs. When his wife and daughter came to rescue him, they fired on them too. They were taken to the hospital where they succumbed to their injuries. We are saddened by this incident. We will identify and neutralise them soon. There is a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in this area and it must be them,” said the IGP.