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Terrorists Murder Retired Cop, 72, During Azaan
By UMAR GANIE
December 24, 2023 19:06 IST
Retired Jammu and Kashmir police Senior Superintendent of Police Muhammad Shafi Mir was shot dead by terrorists in a mosque in Baramulla.
The 72-year-old retired police officer, who was the local muezzin, was murdered while he was giving the call for azaan.
IMAGE: People carry the body of retired senior J&K SSP Muhammad Shafi Mir during his funeral in Baramulla, here and below.
All photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com
IMAGE: People offer funeral prayers.
IMAGE: SSP Mir's family mourn a husband and father at the funeral, here and below.
IMAGE: Locals at the mosque where SSP Mir was murdered in cold blood by terrorists, here and below.
IMAGE: Security personnel cordon off the area near the mosque.
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Rajesh Alva/Rediff.com
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