Srinagar: A police Sub-Inspector was shot dead by militants overnight in Samboora Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Saturday.
“Body of Farooq Ahmad Mir of Samboora SI(M) posted in IRP 23 BN was found in paddy fields near his home,” a police spokesperson said here in a statement to GNS. “Preliminary investigation revealed that he had left his home for work in his paddy fields yesterday in the evening, where he was shot dead by militants using a pistol.”
Meanwhile a wreath laying ceremony was held at CTC Lehtpora Pulwama.
Senior police officers and family members of Mir led by ADGP Armed/IR J&K SJM, Gillani laid floral wreaths on the mortal remains and paid rich tributes, the spokesperson said.
Among others, DIG South Kashmir Range Abdul Jabbar, Commandant IRP 23 IR Bn, Atul Sharma, SSP Awantipora, Mohammad Yousuf, Principal CTC Lehtpora, Tanveer Jeelani, Commandant 185 Bn CRPF Arun Kumar Jaitly and other senior officers and official of police paid floral tributes to Mir.
Farooq Ahmad Mir, a resident of Samboora, Pamopre was appointed in Jammu and Kashmir Police in the year 1998 as constable and in 2008 he after qualifying the departmental examination was converted as Sgct (M), in 2012 he was promoted as HC (M) and in 2018 he was promoted as ASI (M), he said. In December last year the officer was promoted as SI (M) and was posted as OSI in IRP 23 Bn. He 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 spokesperson added. (GNS)
