Hundreds gather at last rites of retired cop shot dead in Baramulla

A retired senior superintendent of police (SSP) was shot dead by suspected militants on Sunday morning when he was praying at a local mosque in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi

According to the police, Mohammad Shafi Mir was fired upon at Gantmulla village of Sheeri in Uri Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi

Uri is an area which had not seen much violence and militancy in over a decade. Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi

Police sources said Mir had retired as an SSP in 2012 and was guarded by a personal security officer (PSO) despite being a resident of one of the most peaceful regions of the Kashmir Valley Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi

Mir's personal security officer, however, had been withdrawn recently Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi

Soon after the attack, a joint team of J-K Police and the Indian Army cordoned off the area to trace and arrest the militants involved in the attack . Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi

“The area has been cordoned off. Further details are awaited,” said a police officer. Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi

Visual of Mohammad Shafi Mir's last rites Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi