'Your tears sear our hearts': DIG pens an emotional letter to comfort daughter of a slain J&K policeman

Deputy Inspector General (DIG), south Kashmir range, SP Pani, penned an emotional letter to comfort the daughter of a slain policeman in Jammu and Kashmir, after a moving picture of the inconsolable five-year-old became the face of terror victims in the strife-torn state.

Dressed in her school uniform, Zohra can be seen sobbing frantically during the wreath-laying ceremony for her father, Assistant Sub-Inspector Abdul Rashid Shah, who was killed by militants while he was regulating traffic at Mehndi Kadal in Anantnag on Monday.

“Your tears have shaken many hearts. The sacrifice made by your father will always be remembered. You are too young to understand as to why this happened. People responsible for such violence, who attack the lawful symbol of the state and the society, are indeed insane and enemy of humanity. Your father, like all of us, represented the Jammu and Kashmir Police force — a hallmark of valour and sacrifice,” Pani wrote to the girl.

“Every drop of your tears sears our hearts. May the almighty give us the strength to go ahead with our mission of rendering services for the betterment of the society,” the letter further stated.

The DIG said families of many officers have suffered and undergone irreparable trauma. “We cannot forget our heroes, our dear ones,” he said.