A special police officer in Jammu and Kashmir police Fayaz Ahmad Bhat and his wife Raja Begum were shot dead by terrorists on Sunday night in Pulwama, Kashmir. His daughter was also injured in this attack. The whole incident occurred at around 11 p.m. at Hariparigam in Awantipora area.
Police officer with his family were at home when terrorists barged into their house and riddled them of bullets.
J&K Police confirmed the entire incident and said, “Fayaz along with his wife and daughter received critical gunshot injuries. The family members were taken to the hospital, but the SPO and his wife Raja Begum died on the spot. At the same time, his daughter Rafia has been referred to another hospital for treatment.” Later, Rafia died on Monday morning.
#Terrorists barged into the house of SPO Fayaz Ahmad of Hariparigam Awantipora & fired #indiscriminately. In this #terror incident, he along with his wife & daughter recieved #critical gunshot injuries. Fayaz Ahmad #succumbed to his injuries. Area cordoned off. Search going on.
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) June 27, 2021
Soon after the incident, the security forces have sealed the entire area. A search operation is also being conducted but no arrests have been made so far.
Many political leaders condemned the killing and expressed condolence through official social media handle.
I strongly condemn brutal terrorist attack on SPO Fayaz Ahmad & his family at Awantipora. This is an act of cowardice & perpetrators of violence will be brought to justice very soon. My deepest condolences to the family of martyr & prayers for the recovery of injured.
— Office of LG J&K (@OfficeOfLGJandK) June 27, 2021
I unreservedly condemn the dastardly & cowardly militant attack on the J&K police SPO Fayaz Ahmed, his wife & his young daughter at their home last night. I pray they receive their place in Jannat & their loved ones find strength during this terrible time.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) June 28, 2021
No words are strong enough to condemn the cowardly attack in Awantipora that claimed the lives of a JKP officer Fayaz Ahmad, his wife & daughter. May Allah Ta’aala grant them maghfirat & their loved ones the fortitude to bear this loss.
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) June 28, 2021
Woke up to extremely distressing news of violence. An entire family fell to bullets. No respite from these thugs of violence. May they rest in peace. May the family muster courage to bear this loss
— Sajad Lone (@sajadlone) June 28, 2021
Few hours before this incident, two- back-to-back explosives were dropped via drone on the Indian Air Force base in Jammu, in which two Air Force personnel suffered minor injuries.
Recently, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) was reportedly sighted over Kaluchak military station in Jammu. Some areas in J&K have been put on high alert and bomb disposal squads have been deployed.