LG meets family of JK cop killed in Anantnag terrorist attack

Srinagar, Jul 24 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday visited the residence of Head Constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, who was killed in a terrorist attack, in Budgam district and assured his family that the administration stands firmly with them, officials said. The LG was accompanied by Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, Inspector General V K Birdi, and Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, Athar Amir Khan. According to the officials, Sinha interacted with Qureshi's family at his residence in Budgam's Lalpora. He praised the head constable's supreme sacrifice in the line of duty and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul. He assured the family that the administration stands firmly with them. Qureshi, who was on Amarnath Yatra duty, was shot dead by a terrorist at Lal Chowk in Anantnag district on Wednesday. The attack, the first in the valley this year, triggered a massive anti-terror operation and the detention of dozens of suspected overground workers. PTI SSB DIV DIV