SRINAGAR: A retired senior police officer of JK police was shot dead by militants in the Gantmulla area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said.
In a post on X, Kashmir zone police,said that the retired superintendent of police was shot dead while giving a prayer call (Azan) in a mosque.
Police said that area has been cordoned off, while further details are awaited.
“Terrorists fired upon Shri Mohd Shafi, a retired police officer at Gantmulla, Sheeri #Baramulla, while praying Azan in the mosque and succumbed to injuries. Area has been #cordoned off. Further details awaited,” police wrote on X.
