J&K: Police Officer Shot Dead by Militants in Pulwama

According to Kashmir Police, Sub-Inspector Farooq Ahmad Mir's body was found in a paddy field near his home.

A police officer was shot dead by militants inside his home in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday.

The attack on Sub-Inspector Farooq Ahmad Mir took place at Samboora in Pampore area on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, they said.

The officials said Mir was posted in the IRP 23rd Battalion at CTC Lethpora.

Dead body of Farooq Ah Mir of Samboora Si(M) posted in IRP 23 BN was found in paddy fields near his home. Preliminary #investigation reveals that he had left his home for work in his paddy fields yesterday in the evening, where he was shot dead by #terrorists using a pistol.

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) June 18, 2022

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