Police officer lynched in Srinagar: Omar Abdullah says killers should burn in hell for their sins

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday condemned the brutal killing of Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammed Ayub Pandith.

Abdullah said, “His death is a tragedy & the manner of his death a travesty. May the people who lynched DySP Pandith burn in hell for their sins.”

A mob lynched a senior police officer in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

The battered body of cop was recovered today morning outside the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of the Old City, the very spot where he was set upon by a killer mob the night before.

Earlier police sources had said that Pandith was seen moving around by people near Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area at 0030 hours.

He was allegedly clicking pictures of people while they were coming out of the mosque.

As part of rules, policemen posted in the security wing do not wear uniform.

The death of the officer, who was not deployed in anti-militancy or intelligence gathering, has shocked the Jammu and Kashmir Police.