The central Kashmir district of Budgam on Sunday witnessed huge assembly of mourners outside the residence of Special police officer Ishfaq Ahmad Dar, killed in the terror attack along with his younger brother.
The young siblings aged 24 and 23 were targeted by the 'unidentified' terrorists inside their house late Saturday evening. According to a police spokesman Ishfaq Ahmad attained martyrdom in the indiscriminate firing while his brother Umer succumbed to his fatal injuries early Sunday morning.
The duo were laid to rest in their native Chatabugh village of Budgam. According to eyewitness reports, thousands of villagers from nearby villages attended the funeral procession.
Elderly women were seen offering floral tributes during the funeral procession while close relatives wept inconsolably.
Earlier, senior police and civil officers also attended a wreath laying ceremony at district police lines in Budgam before dispatching mortal remains of SPO to his native village. IGP Kashmir range Vijay Kumar also visited the residence of the SPO and paid condolences to the bereaved
family. In the recent days, Budgam has witnessed three incidents of targeted killings while members of the Panchayati Raj institutions continue to remain on the radar of the terrorist outfits.