A retired police officer was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while offering prayers at a mosque in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla today. Kashmir police said that attackers fired on Mohammed Shafi during Azan in the mosque.
The area has been cordoned off.
"Terrorists fired upon Shri Mohd Shafi, a retired police officer at Gantmulla, Sheeri Baramulla, while praying Azan in the mosque and succumbed to injuries. Area has been cordoned off," Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
In the last few months, there have been a series of targeted attacks on cops in the Valley. Security forces have intensified the checking of vehicles and pedestrians in Pulwama and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir following the attacks. Mobile vehicle checkpoints have been established at all major intersections in Srinagar as well as at the city's exit points.
The worrying trend comes amid infiltration attempts by terrorists.
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