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| 3 J&K Police men killed like lame ducks in Shopian | | |  Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 6: Suspected militants on Monday gunned down three unarmed Police personnel in Shopian while simultaneously attacking a Sub Inspector of high operational profile in Pattan and a released militant in Tral areas of Kashmir valley. The fresh spell of violence---first in the valley since Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's PDP-BJP government assumed office on March 1st---ran parallel to Chief Minister's throwing open Asia's largest tulip garden in Srinagar where he described Kashmir as the world's "most peaceful place".
Months after a series of militant attacks on the day of Pulwama-Shopian belt voting in Assembly elections, suspected guerrillas spread a wave of terror with three major strikes. Sub Inspector Ghulam Mustafa of Mendhar, who was in the first group of J&K Police that had formed "Task Force", later christened as Special Operations Group (SOG) at the hands of then DGP M.N. Sabherwal in May 1994, was held on gun point from behind in a minibus he boarded at Parimpora, Srinagar, as usual, to reach his office at headquarters of IRP 3rd battalion at Parihaspora.
According to eyewitnesses, two or three gunmen hiajacked the Sopore-bound bus. When the bus came to a halt short of Chhooru bridge, some of the traumatised commuters jumped out of it while screaming. The S.I. too began running away but the gunmen fired on his neck and escaped. He lay in a pool of blood and was rushed to SKIMS where doctors treated him on time and declared him out of danger.
In another incident, suspected militants fired a pistol shot on released militant Rafeeq Ahmad Bhat alias Rafeeq Dada near SBI branch, at Tral. He was rushed to SMHS hospital. He too was treated on time and declared out of danger. Officials, suspecting a local militant of Hizbul Mujahideen responsible for the attack, said that the gunman's intention didn't appear to kill 'Dada'. "He perhaps wanted to only leave him injured", said an official.
The day's deadliest attack by suspected militants occurred on a group of three Policemen who were returning from an investigation into a local dispute from Amshipora village, in Shopian. According to the two civilian witnesses accompanying the police party, a group of six heavily armed men in combat dress stopped the policemen and asked them to follow. After walking for just three minutes, the gunmen emptied a full magazine of AK-47 rifle on the three policemen, killing them all on the spot. Police later collected 22 empties from the spot.
The slain personnel were identified as Head Constable Mushtaq Ahmad Wani of Arigam Pulwama, constable Shabir Ahmad of Acchabal Sopore and Constable Nisar Hussain of Leh.
IGP Javaid Mujraba Gilani, alongwith DIG South Kashmir and SPs of Shopian and Kulgam, participated in the wreath laying ceremony at DPL Shopian. They paid rich tributes to the slain jawans and offered condolences to the bereaved families. Later, DGP K. Rajendra Kumar flew to Srinagar from Jammu. He presided over a meeting which reviewed the latest obtaining security scenario and pledged to fight terrorism with full zeal and zest. DGP said that such dastardly attacks on unarmed Police personnel would not deter Police force from wiping out terrorism and restoring peace to Jammu and Kashmir. He paid tributes to the slain policemen. Arrangements were underway to send Constable Nisar's body to Leh by the State helicopter.
Reports said that hundreds of people and local police officers attended other two constables' funeral rites in Pulwama and Sopore.
Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed expressed shock over the three fatal casualties. His daughter and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti strongly condemned the killing of the three Policeman. She said such attacks would not yield anything for the assassins. In a statement, former CM and National Conference acting President Omar Abdullah also condemned the terrorist action which left three unarmed policeman dead. |
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