Man shot dead after entering former Kashmir CM’s house

INTRUDER RAMMED HIS XUV INTO FRONT GATE, ENTERED THE HOUSE AND RANSACKED IT

In a serious security breach, a man forcibly drove into the residence here of former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar — both Z-plus category protectees — and ransacked the house before being shot dead yesterday by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, police said.

Farooq Abdullah, a Lok Sabha member from the Srinagar constituency, was away in the national capital for the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. The incident happened yesterday morning at Bhatindi in the outskirts of the Jammu city, when the intruder rammed his XUV into the front gate of the politician’s house and continued to drive recklessly and reached the inner garden, according to witnesses.

Director General of Police S P Vaid said a case has been registered and an inquiry is being conducted into the security breach.

Police said the intruder has been identified as Murad Ali Shah, whose father runs a gun shop at Bantalab in Jammu. The family hails from border area of Mendhar and was settled in Jammu city for some years.

Witnesses said that after ramming his car against the iron gate, the intruder continued to drive within the compound till he reached the house where Abdullah and his son Omar stay.

He stopped at the inner lawns, supposed to be highly secured, got out of the vehicle and entered the main lobby where he ransacked the glass table and pictures hanging from the walls and started climbing the stairs leading to the bedroom, police said.

By this time, CRPF personnel guarding the residence of the National Conference leaders, swung into action and challenged the intruder. He was finally shot dead, police said, adding a case has been registered ■ and efforts were on trace his father.

Immediately after the incident, the intruder’s sister appeared at VVIP’s gate, crying and wailing.

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Abdullah has Z-plus security and is protected by the National Security Guards (NSG).

Few other VVIPs in the country have the NSG deployed for their personal security.

His son Omar tweeted: “I am aware of the incident that took place at the residence my father and I share in Bhatindi, Jammu. Details are sketchy at the moment. Initial reports suggest an intruder was able to gain entry through the front door and into the upper lobby of the house.” ■

PTI Security personnel deployed at Farooq Abdullah’s residence after an unidentified person was killed by CRPF guards after he made a forced entry at Batindi in Jammu yesterday.

AP A policeman assists the father of the intruder Murad Ali Shah outside the former chief minister’s house yesterday.