The incident took place at Bhatindi this morning when the man drove at a high speed and banged his car against the main gate
A man was shot dead by security forces in Jammu on Saturday when he rammed his car into the residence of National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah.
The incident took place at Bhatindi in the outskirts of the Jammu city this morning when the man drove his XUV at a high speed and banged his car against the main gate, police said. He continued to drive recklessly and reached the inner garden, according to witnesses. He then began ransacking the house, which the NC president shares with his son Omar Abdullah, also a former Chief Minister. He was then shot dead.
Director General of Police SP Vaid said a case has been registered and an enquiry is being conducted into the breach of security.
Abdullah, a sitting Lok Sabha member from the Srinagar constituency, is away in New Delhi for the ongoing Parliament session. The incident is being seen as a major breach in the security of a Z-plus category protectee.
Intruder identified: Who is he?
The man was identified as Syed Murfaad Ali Shah, a resident of Mendhar in Poonch district. The family hails from border area of Mendhar and was settled in Jammu city for some years.
The alleged intruder's father, who runs a gun factory at Bantalab in Jammu, cried foul and questioned why his son was shot dead and not arrested.
"He was with me last night. He goes to the gym daily and left for that today. I want to know why was he killed," the father said. "Where were the security guards when he breached the gate? Why didn't they arrest him?"
Witnesses recount incident
Giving details, the 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, and got down from the vehicle and entered into 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, got into action and challenged the intruder who continued ransacking everything that came his way.
He was finally shot dead, police said.
CRPF statement
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which guards the house said the man did not listen to warning.
"He didn’t listen to warnings of CRPF. Section of 38 BN CRPF manning the gate opened fire on the vehicle. Man's body recovered and search of vehicle going on. 1 CRPF personnel received minor injuries," CRPF said.
Jammu SSP Vivek Gupta said the intruder had breached the main gate and went inside.
"He had a scuffle with the duty officers there. Duty officer was also injured. After that he entered the residence, there has been some sort of damage to the articles over there. Subsequently, he was shot dead," Gupta said.
As the former Union Minister and the Chief Minister of the state, Mr Abdullah enjoys Z-Plus security cover. He is among four former chief ministers in the state – Omar Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mehbooba Mufti - who enjoy highest security cover.
(With PTI inputs)
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