A day after Inspector Arshad Khan succumbed to the injuries he suffered in a terror attack in South Kashmir, official Twitter page of J&K Police on Monday, 17 June, shared heart-wrenching photos of his son being carried by his colleague.
The photos were of Khan's wreath-laying ceremony at District Police Lines, Srinagar. Teary-eyed M Haseeb Mughal, SSP Srinagar, is seen carrying Khan's son while paying tributes to him.
The ceremony was attended by advisers to Governor, army, CAPF, police officers, Khan’s family members and colleagues.
SHO Sadar police station, Inspector Khan was critically injured in a militant attack on a CRPF patrol party in Anantnag on 12 June. Khan was being treated at AIIMS, New Delhi before he succumbed to the injuries.
Five CRPF personnel were also killed in the attack and with Khan's death, the death toll reaches six.
“We deeply mourn the sad demise of our brave heart Inspector Arshad Khan who was injured while fighting terrorists on 12th of this month on K P Road Anantnag. The entire Police Pariwar is behind the bereaved family in this hour of grief. We salute your valour,” J&K police had tweeted on Sunday evening.
Khan is survived by parents, wife and two sons aged two and five years.
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