Omar Abdullah condemns killing of woman SPO in Shopian
Srinagar, Mar 16 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on Saturday condemned the killing of a woman special police officer in the state's Shopian area.
"A lady special police officer (SPO) was shot & killed outside her home in South Kashmir earlier today. I condemn this act of terror & extend my condolences to her family & all her J&K police colleagues," Abdullah tweeted.
A woman special police officer was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian area on Sunday, officials said.
A lady special police officer (SPO) was shot & killed outside her home in South Kashmir earlier today. I condemn this act of terror & extend my condolences to her family & all her J&K police colleagues.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) March 16, 2019
Kashmir Police Zone tweeted: " #Terrorists today shot at a #women police official Khushboo at Vehil #Shopian. She attained #martyrdom. We pay rich #tributes to #martyr for her sacrifices & condemn this gruesome act of #terror. We stand by her family at this critical juncture. @JmuKmrPolice @Sandeep_IPS_JKP."
The officer was shot close to her house, reports said.
She was identified as Kushboo.
Official sources told UNI news agency that suspected militants fired at a woman SPO, identified as Kushboo, outside her residence in village Vehil in Shopian at around 1440 hrs on Saturday.
“The injured was immediately taken to a hospital, where she succumbed,” they said.
They said security forces have been rushed and a search operation has been launched to nab the attackers.
This is for the first time that a woman police personnel was attacked in the valley in the last over a decade.
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