He also ransacked the house before being shot dead by CRPF personnel, police said

In a serious security breach, a man forcibly drove into the residence of former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar, both Zplus protectees, and ransacked the house before being shot dead by CRPF personnel guarding the premises, police said.

Abdullah, a Lok Sabha member from the Srinagar constituency, was on his way to Srinagar from the national capital, where he has been attending the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, when the security breach was reported.

The incident happened on Saturday morning at Bhatindi on the outskirts of the Jammu city when the intruder, identified as Syeed Murfad Shah, rammed his XUV 500 into the front gate of the former chief minister’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 breach of security. “We are looking into the case and trying to ascertain the motive,” he said.

Reacting to the incident, Abdullah said, “It is unfortunate that such an incident has happened and speaks volumes about the security situation in the state.”

Police said Shah hails from Gulthata village of Mendhar tehsil in Poonch district of Jammu region. His relatives told reporters that he had gone to attend his gym in the morning. “Why was he not arrested? He was not carrying any weapon or explosives on him,” one of them said. MMB. Farooq Abdullah (inset) has asked police to probe the incident

Courtesy: Mirror: 05 Aug, 2018