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Terrorist Kill Territorial Army Jawan, Leave Behind His Bullet-Riddled Body  

Swarajya StaffNov 25, 2017, 02:32 PM | Updated 02:32 PM IST
Terror slogans in Kashmir (Representative, Photo by Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) 

Terror slogans in Kashmir (Representative, Photo by Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) 


Terrorists abducted and killed a 23-year-old Territorial Army jawan and his bullet-riddled body was found today (25 November) in Shopian district of south Kashmir, the Army said.

The body was recovered from an orchard area in Watmullah Keegam area of Shopian, an Army official said.

He said the deceased was identified as Irfan Ahmad Mir, a resident of Sezan Keegam.

Mir was working in the Territorial Army and was abducted by terrorists and later killed, the official said, adding that further details were awaited.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti condemned Mir's killing.

Mufti took to Twitter to condemn the attack.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah also condemned the Territorial Army jawan's killing.

With inputs from ANI and PTI

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