Retired senior cop shot dead by terrorists at mosque in J&K's Baramulla

A retired senior police officer of the Jammu and Kashmir police was shot dead by terrorists in the state's Baramulla district on Sunday when he was offering prayers in a mosque.

A retired senior police officer of the Jammu and Kashmir police was shot dead by terrorists in the state's Baramulla district on Sunday when he was offering prayers in a mosque.

According to the police, Mohammad Shafi Mir, a retired Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), was offering azan (prayers) in a local mosque in the city's Gantamulla Bala area when the terrorists opened fire at him.

After the incident, the J&K police officers cordoned off the area and launched an investigation into the case.