10 PSOs on duty to be dismissed from service

The J&K Police today said the Lashkar-e-Toiba was behind the killing of BJP leader Wasim Bari, his father and brother in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district yesterday, calling it a “pre-planned” attack.

“A Pakistan militant and local ultra Abid of the LeT were involved in the killing,” said IGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar. The police have arrested all 10 personal security officers of the slain leader and decided to dismiss them from service. “It was a lapse on their part. They will be dismissed soon,” he said.

The IGP said from the CCTV footage, it seemed the attack was pre-planned as the militants had kept a close watch on Bari’s movement. Bari was a member of the BJP state executive committee, while his father and brother were office-bearers of the party. — TNS

Courtesy: Daily Tribune:  10th July, 2020