Officers pay tribute to martyred SHO in Kashmir

Officers pay tribute to martyred SHO in Kashmir

Jammu, June 17 (HS): A wreath laying ceremony of Station House Officer, Anantnag was held today in Kashmir who was wounded in a militant attack in this south Kashmir district on June 12, and later succumbed at AIIMS, New Delhi, on Sunday.

SHO Sadar police station, Inspector Arshad Khan was critically injured in a militant attack that also left five CRPF personnel, two among them ASI rank officers, dead and three others injured.

The attack was carried out by the militants on a CRPF patrol party near Oxford presentation school on the busy KP Road in Anantnag town on Wednesday evening. Khan, who was rushed to a military hospital in a serious condition after he had received bullet injury in the abdomen, was shifted to SKIMS Soura.

All the senior ranked officers of police and civil officers were present on this occasion and paid rich tribute to the braveheart.

Meanwhile, Governor Satya Pal Malik and Director General of Police Dilbag Singh have expressed grief over the demise of the SHO Arshad Khan.

In his message, the Governor paid rich tributes to the deceased and described his demise a big loss to the police department. Mentioning that SHO Khan’s bravery saved many lives, the Governor stated, “We are all grateful to such brave hearts who are sacrificing their lives for security of the nation”.