Father of man who was shot dead outside Farooq Abdullah’s residence cries foul

In what seems to be a case of reaction instead of action, a man was shot dead by security forces after he rammed his car into the home of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah in Jammu on Saturday. Abdullah has been designated as a Z-plus category protectee and was in New Delhi at the time of the incident.

A different visual was put forth by the father of the man who was gunned down and ANI quoted him whilst he hinted towards foul play.

He was with me last night. He goes to gym daily & left for that today. I want to know why was he killed. Where were the security guards when he breached the gate? Why didn’t they arrest him?: Father of man who was shot dead for forcefully entering F Abdullah’s residence in Jammu pic.twitter.com/IKsD0vXm9E

— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2018

According to reports by the police, the unarmed man drove a black Mahindra XUV500 at a high speed, banged the car against the main gate and drove in. He started vandalising the property after he crashed during which one security official was injured.

Man gunned down by security personnel when he was trying to enter former #JammuAndKashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah’s residence in Jammu in a car; more visuals from the spot pic.twitter.com/hf8ecJA7HC
— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2018

CRPF personnel stationed at Abdullah’s residence shot him dead soon after.

He didn’t listen to warnings of CRPF. Section of 38 BN CRPF manning the gate opened fire on the vehicle. Man’s body recovered & search of vehicle going on. 1 CRPF personnel received minor injuries: CRPF on man gunned down for forcibly entering Farooq Abdullah’s residence in Jammu
— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2018

Police said the man’s Aadhaar card revealed that he belonged to Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch.

The intruder, after ramming the car against the main gate, stopped at the garden and entered the house ransacking everything that came his way, Press Trust of India quoted police sources as saying.

The intruder breached the main gate & went inside. He had a scuffle with the duty officers there. Duty officer was also injured. After that he entered the residence, there has been some sort of damage to the articles over there.Subsequently,he was shot dead: SSP Jammu Vivek Gupta pic.twitter.com/BZ4EjWFWZc

— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2018

There was an attempt of forceful entry into the house(Farooq Abdullah’s) by an individual named Murfas Shah, resident of Poonch. He forced his way through the VIP gate in an SUV. He was unarmed. Investigation is underway: SD Singh Jamwal IG, Jammu Zone #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/LNC9hc14hv
— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2018

Farooq Abdullah’s son Omar Abdullah took to Twitter to acknowledge the incident.

I am aware of the incident that took place at the residence my father & I share in Bhatindi, Jammu. Details are sketchy at the moment. Initial reports suggest an intruder was able to gain entry through the front door & in to the upper lobby of the house.

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) August 4, 2018

Farooq Abdullah, a sitting Lok Sabha member from the Srinagar constituency, is in New Delhi for the ongoing parliament session.

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