Senior police officer breaks down carrying son of martyred inspector

A picture went viral on social media where a senior police officer can be seen breaking down while carrying the son of the martyred inspector, Arshad Khan, during a wreath-laying ceremony. Khan was critically injured on last Wednesday during a 'Fidayeen' attack by a Pakistani militant in K.P. Road area of Anantnag town.

Srinagar: A heart-rending picture of a senior police officer breaking down while carrying the son of a martyred inspector Arshad Khan went viral on the social media in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

The picture was taken during the wreath-laying ceremony in district police lines Srinagar on Monday shows Haseeb Mughal, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, breaking down while carrying the 4-year-old son Uhbaan of inspector Arshad Khan who died in the AIIMS Delhi on Sunday.

Khan was critically injured on last Wednesday during a 'Fidayeen' attack by a Pakistani militant in K.P. Road area of Anantnag town.

Five CRPF troopers and the Fidayeen militant were killed on the spot in that attack.

Khan was posted as the Station House Officer (SHO) in Sadar police station in Anantnag town.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, parents and a younger brother. He belonged to Srinagar city and had been recruited in the state police in 2002.

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