"You killed a man who loved Kashmir... come and kills us all," read a social media post written by the family of Imtiyaz Ahmed Mir, the Jammu and Kashmir police sub-inspector who was shot dead by terrorists in south Kashmir on Sunday, 28 October.
In an "open letter to the murderers” of Mir, posted on the police officer's Facebook page, the letter said that by killing Mir, "you have killed a loving son of an aged mother, an obedient son of an old father."
“You killed a brother who was the only support of his brother and sister. You killed every dream of a young girl whom he wanted to marry (sic),” the post read.
The post termed Mir as a devout Muslim who had excelled in his studies as well as his profession.
"... you killed someone who loved his Kashmir and its people like anything... whose only wish was to see a happy Kashmir," the open letter read.
The letter said Mir was on his way to see his aged parents and "trouble-stricken" sister when he was killed by terrorists.
“How can anyone console them... and we all just want to ask his killers, why did they not kill us all? Please come and kill us all. We can’t live without him,” the letter said.
A peace votary, 30-year-old Mir was shot dead by militants at Wahibug in the militancy-infested Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Sunday afternoon, when he was on his way back home.
The desperation to see his parents had prompted Mir to shave off his beard and change his appearance in an unsuccessful attempt to dodge militants, who had laid a death trap for him in his village, his colleagues had said on Sunday.
(With inputs from PTI)
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