New Delhi: The brother of a slain special police officer (SPO), who was also injured in firing by terrorists in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, March 26, succumbed to injuries at a hospital in the erstwhile state on Sunday, officials said.“At about 8:35 pm, terrorists fired at and critically injured SPO Ishfaq Ahmad near his residence at Chadbugh in Budgam,” one of the officials said.They said in the firing, Ahmad’s brother Umar Jan, a student, also received bullet injuries.They were taken to the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Hospital in Bemina where Ahmad had died (on Saturday), the officials said.Also read: Twin Blasts Cause Panic in J&K’s Rajouri, None InjuredThe officials also noted that the area where the incident took place had been cordoned off and a hunt launched to nab the attackers.SPO Ishfaq Ahmad and his brother Umar Jan (a student) were fired upon by terrorists at their residence in village Chadbugh area of Budgam. However Ishfaq Ahmad sccumbed to his injuries & attained martyrdom. Area cordoned off, search operation in progress. Further details follow.— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) March 26, 2022Jan was receiving treatment at SKIMS, but succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, they said.(With PTI Inputs)
