Srinagar, June 22 (KNS): A police inspector was shot dead by suspected militants in Nowgam area on the outskirts of Srinagar on Tuesday evening, reports said.

Reported said that militants fired upon Pervaiz Ahmad Dar while he was returning home in Kanipora area after offering Maghrib (evening) prayers.

Dar, they said, was critically injured in the attack, following which he was shifted to SMHS hospital in the city, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

Dar was posted at Parimpora police station, said the sources, adding that he worked in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

“Investigations have been started in the matter,” said a police official while confirming Dar’s killing.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference condemned the killing of Dar.

“We condemn this senseless act of violence without reservation and in the strongest terms. We express our deepest sympathy and condolences to his family and loved ones in this hour of grief. May his soul rest in peace,” JKPC Tweeted on its official Twitter handle. (KNS)