Thousands of mourners thronged Kalmuna village in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir to pay last respects to the Sub-Inspector Arshad Ahmad Mir.
It was a heart-wrenching sight as thousands gathered to attend the funeral prayers of a 25-year-old police officer who was killed by terrorists in Srinagar on Sunday.
Thousands of mourners thronged Kalmuna village in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir to pay last respects to the Sub-Inspector Arshad Ahmad Mir.
A probationary sub-inspector of the Jammu and Kashmir Police was on Sunday shot dead from point-blank range by a terrorist in Khanyar area of old Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a CCTV footage of the incident, the terrorist fired at Arshid Ahmad at least twice from behind and injured him.
The officer was taken to SKIMS hospital in Soura where he succumbed to injuries. The incident took place at around 1.35 pm at a marketplace in Khanyar, the officials said.
The shooting was caught on a CCTV camera. In the video, the terrorist is seen coming from behind and firing point-blank. The officer received three bullets in the head and fell.
The attacker managed to flee after firing at the officer. One person is seen chasing him but returns to help Mir.
Officials say the cop was shifted to hospital where he was declared brought dead.
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Jammu and Kashmir Police DGP Dilbag Singh said those behind the killing of a J&K police sub-inspector Arshid Ahmad in Khanyar locality in Srinagar have been identified and will be brought to justice soon. He also called the killing of the youth cop a very tragic incident.
"We have lost a brave young officer who was just at the threshold of service. He was learning the nuances of policing. He was deputed to a hospital for a check-up of the accused person and while coming back from the hospital, he was shot," Singh said as reported by PTI.
"He was immediately evacuated to a hospital, but, unfortunately, he succumbed. It is a very tragic loss for us and the family and we express our condolences," the DGP added.
Singh said the perpetrators of the crime have been identified and they will be brought to justice.
"Every life lost is a concern for us, whether it is a police or a civilian or a SF (security force) personnel. Those involved in crimes of killing of civilians or SF people (in the past), they have been brought to justice. And in this particular case also, our investigative agencies, our operational teams are working, and soon we will be able to take care of this case also," he said as quoted by PTI.
DGP J&K Sh Dilbag Singh leads Police,Civil,CAPF officers & relatives in paying floral tributes to Martyr SI Arshid Ahmad Mir at a Wreath laying ceremony at Srinagar.Says every life lost is cause of concern for us
& perpetrators of criminal act would be brought to justice soon. pic.twitter.com/ADPcmhvZko
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