Militants shoot dead former police officer, his wife & daughter in J-K's Pulwama

Militants shot dead a former special police officer (SPO) and his family members in J-K's Pulwama district late on Sunday evening. The officer is identified as Fayaz Ahmed.

Srinagar:Militants in Kashmir shot dead a former police officer and his family members in Pulwama district late on Sunday evening. The Kashmir Zone Police confirmed this in a series of tweets.

Around 11.15 pm, the ultras barged into the residence of Fayaz Ahmed, a former Special Police Officer in the Jammu & Kashmir Police, at Hariparigam Awantipora in Pulwama and fired indiscriminately at him, his wife Raja Bano (48) and daughter Rafia Jan (25). The impact of the firing was such that Ahmed died on the spot while Raja Bano died in the hospital sometime later. Rafia, who sustained grievous injuries, succumbed around 4 am today.

Relatives and locals laid them to rest on Monday morning. The Jammu & Kashmir Police have launched a manhunt for the terrorists.

Leaders condemn the killings

Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Manoj Sinha, and former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mufti Mehbooba condemned the attack.

"I strongly condemn the brutal terrorist attack on SPO Ahmed and his family at Awantipora. This is an act of cowardice and perpetrators of violence will be brought to justice very soon," Sinha said. Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti took to Twitter to express their grief.

Meanwhile, police have registered a case and investigations are underway.