A retired senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer was shot dead by terrorists on Sunday while offering prayers at a mosque in Baramulla district.Retired police shot dead at mosque in BaramullaAccording to police, the attack occurred when Mohammad Shafi Mir, a retired Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), was reciting azaan at a local mosque in the Gantamulla Bala area of the city.The J&K police immediately cordoned off the site and launched an investigation into the killing.Terrorists fired upon Shri Mohd Shafi, a retired police officer at Gantmulla, Sheeri Baramulla while praying azan in the mosque. He succumbed to injuries. Area cordoned off, details awaited, the Kashmir Zone police tweeted.#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. Further details awaited.@JmuKmrPolice— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) December 24, 2023Recent terrorist attacks in J-KLast month, terrorists fired upon and grievously injured a state police inspector near the Eidgah mosque in Srinagar. Inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani was playing cricket with local boys at the mosque ground when he was shot. He was hospitalised following the attack.The brazen strikes targeting Jammu and Kashmir policemen at places of worship highlight the continued terror threat in the region. Authorities have vowed to hunt down those behind the attacks, even as extra security is deployed at mosques.
