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72-yr-old retired J&K cop shot dead while offering 'azaan'

A 72-year-old retired police officer, who was the local “muezzin”, was shot dead by terrorists while he was giving the call for “azaan” from a mosque in jammu and kashmir’s baramulla district on sunday, police said. recalling the moments before mohammad shafi mir was killed, his cousin mohammad mustafa, who was at home, said the call for the pre-dawn prayers was being given by a loudspeaker and suddenly it stopped. his last words were “reham (mercy)”, he said. the “azaan” had stopped at “ashhadu anna mohamm

Jammu & Kashmir | Terror stink in ex-cop killing in Jammu & Kashmir's Baramulla district

The killing comes amid outrage over the deaths of three civilians in alleged army custody in Poonch district of Jammu, providing a grim reminder of how ordinary people remain at the receiving end from both sides of the military-militant divide

Hunter Gun Used In Kashmir Muezzin's Murder In Militancy-Free Village Mosque

A retired police officer, Mohammad Shafi Mir, aged 72, was shot dead while reciting the Azaan (call to prayer) in a mosque in the Gantmulla village of Sheeri Baramulla. The assailants, believed to be militants, fired from a vintage .12-bore rifle, causing Mir to sustain four pellet wounds, with two hitting vital organs. The unprecedented incident, the first involving firearms in the village since 1989, shocked residents who initially mistook Mir's collapse for a medical emergency. Mir, known for his integrity and commitment to prayers, had a background in law enforcement and was a Muezzin in the local mosque. Investigations are underway, with authorities seizing .12-bore guns from the locality for examination. The tragic event has drawn widespread condemnation, highlighting the complex security situation in Kashmir.

Retired Senior Cop Shot Dead By Terrorists At Mosque In J&K's Baramulla

Terrorists shot dead former SSP in Baramulla