Intruder Rams Car Into Abdullah Home, Shot Dead

Relatives stage protests, demand inquiry into Jammu incident 

- Peerzada Ashiq

 

An intruder was shot dead by security forces guarding the private house of former Chief Minister and NC president Farooq Abdullah in Jammu’s Bathindi area on Saturday morning. Dr. Abdullah was not in the house during the incident.

The incident sparked protests, with relatives of the youth demanding an inquiry into why he had not been arrested. They even burnt tyres and raised slogans, officials said. The incident sparked protests, with relatives of the youth demanding an inquiry into why he had not been arrested. They even burnt
tyres and raised slogans, officials said.  

The incident took place around 11 a.m. when the intruder, identified as Murad Ali Shah, 25, rammed his SUV into the front gate and reached the inner garden of the closely guarded residence, witnesses said.