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Militants kill PSO of PDP leader in Bijbehara
ESS AHMAD. Dated: 7/20/2019 11:20:34 AM
ANANTNAG, July 19: Suspected militants on Friday shot dead a personal security official (PSO) of People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Sajad Mufti in Bijbehara township of south Kashmir.
Sajad Mufti is the cousin of former chief minister and PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti.
Officials said the militants fired upon the PSO of Mufti when he was standing guard outside the mosque in Baba Mohalla locality of the town, where Muftis live. He was identified as Farooq Ahmad of Khiram Bijbehara.
He was immediately evacuated to sub-district hospital Bijbehara where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
"Mufti was offering Nimaz in the Mosque when the attack took place," officials said.
The militants, reports suggested, after carrying out the attack also snatched the rifle from the cop before fleeing the spot.
However, the reports of rifle snatching could not be officially confirmed.
Police later paid floral tributes to the killed cop at district police lines Khanabal.
Police in a tweet said that wreath laying ceremony for the Martyr cop was held at DPL Anantnag. "IG placed floral wreaths and paid tributes to martyr cop for his supreme sacrifice made in the line of duty," police tweeted.
The body of the cop was later handed over to the family for last rites. Hundreds of people participated in the funeral of the cop at his native village Khiram.
Militants earlier this week had attacked and killed the PSO of NC leader, Syed Towqeer in Larnoo area of Kokernag.
The PSO was identified as Riyaz Ahmad.