Just after 10.30 pm on Sunday, when Fayaz Ahmed, a Special Police Officer (SPO) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, and his household had been getting ready to retire for the night time, they heard a knock on the door.
Fayaz’s daughter-in-law Rukaiya Liaquat stated, “As soon as he came out, there was a gunshot.” Indian Express. Minutes later, three family members – Fayaz, his spouse and daughter – had been mendacity in a pool of blood outdoors their house in Hariparigam village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
48-year-old Fayaz died on the spot, whereas his spouse Raja Begum died at a authorities hospital in Bijbehara, whereas their 23-year-old daughter Rafia, who was taken to a hospital in Srinagar, died on Monday morning.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police stated in a press release on Monday, “Preliminary investigation has revealed that two terrorists of banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, one foreign and the other local terrorists are involved in this attack.”
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, who visited the household on Monday, additionally blamed the Jaish-e-Mohammed for the killings – the newest spate of assaults in Jammu and Kashmir for the reason that political exercise took heart stage for the mainstream political management. Gained velocity between reaches.
In the previous few days, a Jammu and Kashmir Police constable, a sub-inspector and a civilian have been killed in assaults at varied locations within the Valley. Two bombs had been dropped on the Indian Air Force Station in Jammu on Sunday. A day earlier, a civilian was killed in a grenade assault in Srinagar.
Rukaiah and her one-year-old daughter survived Sunday’s assault. Her husband, who serves as a non-commissioned soldier within the Army, was not at house and Rukaiya says she was on the cellphone with him when he heard the primary shot.
“My mother-in-law ran and threw herself to save her father-in-law but the two assailants shot her again. Rafia also ran away and was shot,” Rukaiya stated.
Fayaz’s niece Sameena, who was among the many mourners at house on Monday, stated via tears, “My uncle was solely an SPO. He labored for therefore a few years, however why are they focusing on him now?”
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the assault on the SPO and his household, calling it an “act of cowardice” and stated that “the perpetrators of the violence will be brought to justice very soon. My deepest condolences to the martyr’s family.” And pray for the restoration of the injured.”
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah additionally condemned the killing, calling it cowardly and cowardly. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and People’s Conference president Sajad Lone additionally raised their voices in opposition to the assault.
“An entire family got rid of bullets. There is no respite from the violence of these thugs. May they rest in peace. May the family muster the courage to bear this loss,” Lone stated on Twitter.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
