Excelsior Correspondent:
Srinagar, June 21: Police arrested seven persons including six brothers in connection with an attack on Congress activist’s house that left his son dead and another person injured at Seeloo Sopore late night.
Sources said that seven persons were arrested during intervening night of June 20/21 from Mundgi area of Sopore in connection with the attack.
They have been identified as Lateef Ahmad Khan son of Ghulam Mouhidin Khan and six brothers Mehraj-ud-Din Khan alias Raja Khan, Firdous Ahmad, Imtiyaz Ahmad, Abid Ahmad, Ishfaq Ahmad and Ayoub Ahmad sons of Sardar Khan, all residents of Takikhan Mundgi Sopore.
Last night Nazir Ahmad Naikoo son of Khazir Mohammad was killed and his cousin brother Shabir Ahmad Naikoo injured when the masked gunmen barged inside the house and fired indiscriminately.
Police sources said that a Pakistani and as well as a local militant was involved in the attack.
Police said that last year, a militant Mohammad Shafi of Zaloora was killed near the residence of Khazir Mohammad Naikoo and the attackers tried to give an impression that the attack was linked to killing of Shafi. Police said that there was a dispute between the two families and the incident related to it.
Congress block president, Khazir Mohammad Naikoo on today said that he recognized one of the three attackers who killed his son last night.
“I was in the kitchen along with the family members when three masked gunmen barged inside. They fired indiscriminately leaving my son on spot dead and injuries to one of our relative Shabir Ahmad”, Naikoo told Excelsior.
Naikoo said that while the gunmen were fleeing, mask of one of them fell down and “I recognized him as Raja Khan (Mehrajudin Khan). He said that Raja Khan is resident of Mundgi Sopore and is related to his brother.”
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