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An army doctor was reportedly assasinated by militants on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district. The body of the Lieutenant rank officer was found with bullet wounds in Hermain area of Shopian district in south Kashmir, police sources told PTI.
The slain army doctor, was identified as Umar Fayaz Parry who was posted in Akhnoor, according to News18. Hailing from neighbouring Kulgam district, Fayaz had gone to Shopian to attend the marriage function of a relative. The report further said that 11 injury marks were found on the army officer's body.
Fayaz, a recently commissioned officer in the Indian Army was in his early twenties. His friends from the National Defence Academy recall that he was a cheerful, agile young man who was extremely fond of sports. He also played on the NDA's volleyball team and was quite popular in his home town. A few months ago, Fayaz was invited to inaugurate a showroom in Kulgam.
According to CNN-News18, the army doctor was abducted from the function and later murdered. This incident stokes concerns as thus far militants have been indulging in direct face-offs with the security forces. However, targetting army officers, when off duty, and murdering them is not very common. There has been a spike in militant activities in most districts of south Kashmir including, Pulwama, Shopian, Anantnag and Kulgam.
News18 reported that the Jammu and Kashmir police has been on a high alert in south Kashmir after increased incidents of militancy. An advisory was also issued by the state police asking its personnel not to visit ancestral homes, especially in south Kashmir areas till it was withdrawn.
Fayaz was reportedly picked up by four militants from Shopian and later taken to Herman Chowk where he was shot.
An army official in Srinagar said that they have received an input and are verifying the circumstances in which the officer was found dead. The security forces have launched search operations in the area to nab the militants.
http://www.firstpost.com/india/indi...d-kashmirs-shopian-probe-ordered-3434536.html
The slain army doctor, was identified as Umar Fayaz Parry who was posted in Akhnoor, according to News18. Hailing from neighbouring Kulgam district, Fayaz had gone to Shopian to attend the marriage function of a relative. The report further said that 11 injury marks were found on the army officer's body.
Fayaz, a recently commissioned officer in the Indian Army was in his early twenties. His friends from the National Defence Academy recall that he was a cheerful, agile young man who was extremely fond of sports. He also played on the NDA's volleyball team and was quite popular in his home town. A few months ago, Fayaz was invited to inaugurate a showroom in Kulgam.
According to CNN-News18, the army doctor was abducted from the function and later murdered. This incident stokes concerns as thus far militants have been indulging in direct face-offs with the security forces. However, targetting army officers, when off duty, and murdering them is not very common. There has been a spike in militant activities in most districts of south Kashmir including, Pulwama, Shopian, Anantnag and Kulgam.
News18 reported that the Jammu and Kashmir police has been on a high alert in south Kashmir after increased incidents of militancy. An advisory was also issued by the state police asking its personnel not to visit ancestral homes, especially in south Kashmir areas till it was withdrawn.
Fayaz was reportedly picked up by four militants from Shopian and later taken to Herman Chowk where he was shot.
An army official in Srinagar said that they have received an input and are verifying the circumstances in which the officer was found dead. The security forces have launched search operations in the area to nab the militants.
http://www.firstpost.com/india/indi...d-kashmirs-shopian-probe-ordered-3434536.html
