A personal security officer, deployed on security duty of a Peoples Democratic Party leader Haji Parvaiz Ahmad, was killed by unidentified terrorists at Asthan Mohalla area of Natipora in Srinagar on Monday.
According to ground reports, around 10.50 a.m terrorists opened indiscriminate firing at the front gate of the PDP leader and tried to gain access inside the house. One of the PSO' s stationed there received bullet injuries and was rushed to the nearby hospital where he succumbed to his fatal injuries.
According to a Jammu and Kashmir police spokesman, at about 10:50 a.m, Srinagar police received information about a terror crime incident at Natipora area of Srinagar district where terrorists had fired upon PSO of PDP leader.
The Police spokesman said, “Preliminary investigations revealed that terrorists had fired upon PSO of PDP leader Haji Parviaz Ahmad at Asthan Mohalla Natipora. The injured PSO was evacuated to nearby hospital for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries and attained martyrdom”.
He has been identified as SgCt Manzoor Ahmad of 11th BN Security”, he added.
Later, the mortal remains of the martyred cop were handed over to his family in Srinagar after a formal wreath laying ceremony at DPL, Srinagar.
DGP Dilbagh Singh, IGP, Kashmir range Vijay Kumar along with other senior officers paid rich floral tributes to the martyred cop.