Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday spoke to the family of Jammu and Kashmir Police head constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Anantnag district earlier this week.
Shah spoke to Qureshi’s son during the visit of BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma to the residence of the slain policeman in the Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
Sharma said the Union home minister assured the family that the government stands firmly with them.
“Visited the home of martyred Head Constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi in Budgam to pay respects and offer heartfelt condolences to his family. Grateful to Hon’ble Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji for personally speaking to the martyr’s son and assuring the family,” Sharma said in a post on X.
He also posted a video of the visit to the family, during which the call was made, on X.
Qureshi was on Amarnath Yatra security duty when he was attacked around 12.30 pm at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk on July 22.
The Resistance Front, a shadow group of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has claimed responsibility for the targeted attack in a social media post shortly after the incident, according to officials.
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Amit Shah speaks with slain cop, assures support
