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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...

As the valley grappled into shock one by one, the chief of army staff (COAS), general Manoj Pande visited J&K’s Poonch sector today to take stock of the ground situation.

The retired police officer was shot dead while he was offering prayers in a mosque

The murder comes during a spree of terror attacks in the region. | Latest News India

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. Mir's last words were "reham" (mercy), he said.