The intruder was shot dead by CRPF personnel after he broke in to Farooq Abdullah's home.
Highlights
- Police said the man drove a black SUV
- He banged the car against the main gate and drove in
- He started vandalising the property after crashing in
A man was shot dead today after he forcibly drove into the Jammu home of former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and son Omar, walked in and vandalised the house.
The two National Conference leaders, who have the highest Z-plus category security, were not at home when the incident took place.
One security official was injured in the scuffle with the man, said to be in his mid-twenties. The Jammu police found an Aadhaar card on his person that identified him as Murad Ali Shah of the border district of Poonch.
The man drove a black Mahindra XUV500 at high speed and crashed into Farooq Abdullah's Jammu home.
"He was not carrying any weapon. It was only a case of forced entry into a VIP area and he smashed the lobby area and attacked the CRPF also," SD Jamwal, Jammu's top police officer said.
Mr Jamwal did not elaborate on the circumstances that led the CRPF personnel to kill the man.
Jammu police officer Vivek Gupta said the man had a scuffle with the duty officer before he entered the house, injuring the security officer.
The man's father later lashed out at security forces for his son's death.
"I want to know why was he killed. Where were the security guards when he breached the gate? Why didn't they arrest him?" the father of the intruder said. Murad Ali Shah's father runs a gun shop at Bantalab in Jammu.
Police said the man vandalised objects inside Farooq Abdullah's home.
Photographs of the house show a broken teapoy, parts of a broken wooden door and flowers strewn on the floor of the home in Bhatindi in the outskirts of Jammu.
CRPF personnel shot him dead near the stairs that lead to the bedroom, Press Trust India quoted police as saying.
Omar Abdullah said initial reports suggest the intruder was able to gain entry through the front door and in to the upper lobby of the house.
SP Vaid, the state's top police officer said a case has been registered and an enquiry is being conducted into the breach of security.
"He was warned but he didn't listen to the warning of CRPF security guard posted in the gate," the Central Reserve Police Force said in a statement.
Farooq Abdullah, a sitting Lok Sabha member from Srinagar, is in New Delhi for the ongoing parliament session.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)