(PTI)
In a shocking incident, a senior police officer of Jammu and Kashmir was stripped naked and stoned to death by an irate mob in Srinagar last night. According to PTI, the incident happened after Srinagar Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammed Ayub Pandith was allegedly clicking pictures outside Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of the Jammu and Kashmir capital.
Police sources told PTI that Pandith was seen moving around by people near Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area at 0030 hours. The top cop was allegedly clicking pictures of people when they were coming out of the mosque. They said that people coming out of the mosque tried to catch the officer, who allegedly fired several shots from his pistol. Three people were injured in the alleged firing. Sources further told the news agency that the mob caught hold of Pandith, stripped him naked before stoning him to death. The shocking incident turned the situation in the old city area tense. Pandith’s body was taken to police control room for identification and other legal procedures.
