SRINAGAR: The personal security officer (PSO) of PDP functionary Haji Parvaiz Ahmad was shot dead by terrorists outside the neta’s residence at Natipora, Srinagar, early Monday. Parvaiz said this was the second attack on him since 2009, blaming the police for not providing adequate security cover — an allegation J&K DGP Dilbag Singh denied, stating that Parvaiz regularly violated security advisories.
PSO Manzoor Ahmed, a selection-grade constable, was returning from a grocery shop after buying milk when terrorists opened fire at him, leaving him critically wounded. He was rushed to Bone and Joint hospital with stomach injuries where he succumbed during treatment, police said. Security forces subsequently launched a massive search in the area to trace the perpetrators.