Station House Officer, Anantnag, who was wounded in a militant attack in this south Kashmir district on June 12, succumbed at AIIMS, New Delhi, on Sunday.
SHO Sadar police station, Inspector Arshad Khan wascritically injured in a militant attack that also left five CRPF personnel, twoamong them ASI rank officers, dead and three others injured.
The attack was carried out by the militants on a CRPF patrolparty near Oxford presentation school on the busy KP Road in Anantnag town onWednesday evening.
Khan who was rushed to a military hospital in a seriouscondition after he had received bullet injury in the abdomen, was shifted toSKIMS Soura today after his condition deteriorated.
“He had laceration in the liver and was shifted to ICU afterhis condition kept on deteriorating. Inthe afternoon, he was airlifted to AIIMS,” a doctor at SKIMS told GreaterKashmir.
A police officer said, Khan, succumbed to his injuries justwhen he reached the AIIMS New Delhi, at around 4 pm.
He said his body is being flown back for last rites.
Khan who hails from Srinagar’s uptown area had taken overthe charge in Anantnag barely a few weeks back. He was earlier posted as SHOBijbehara.
Born to Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and Mehbooba Begum in BalgardenSrinagar, Khan was appointed as Sub-Inspector in J&K police in 2002 andserved in various important capacities.
He is survived by parents, wife, two sons aged 2 and 5years.
A source had revealed, as the lone militant attacked theCRPF party, the reinforcement of army, paramilitary forces and police werecalled in.
“As the exchange of fire was on, the police party led by SHOSaddarAnantnag rushed to the spot, but he (the militant) fired at him (SHO),injuring him critically. The militant kept on engaging the security forces foraround fifteen minutes before he was gunned down,” a police officer had said.
The Anantnag attack was the first major attack on thesecurity forces since February 14 Lethpora- Pampore attack in which at least 40CRPF men had been killed resulting in heightened tensions between India andPakistan.
GOVERNOR, DGP EXPRESS GRIEF
Meanwhile, Governor Satya Pal Malik and Director General ofPolice Dilbag Singh have expressed grief over the demise of the SHO Arshad Khan.
In his message, the Governor paid rich tributes to thedeceased and described his demise a big loss to the police department.
Mentioning that SHO Khan’s bravery saved many lives, theGovernor stated: “We are all grateful to such brave hearts who are sacrificingtheir lives for security of the nation”.
Meanwhile, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on behalf of Jammu and KashmirPolice Pariwar condoled the demise of Inspector Khan and expressed his grief over the loss of youngand brave officer. He conveyed his heartfelt condolence to the bereaved familyand prayed for the departed soul.
The DGP has said that whole Jammu and Kashmir Police pariwaris with the bereaved family at this hour and will always be at the beck andcall of the family.