Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 13: The whole Kashmir Valley is shell-shocked over the gruesome killing of a newly recruited Sub-Inspector Arshid Ahmad Mir, who attained martyrdom during a cowardly terror attack on Sunday.
The participation of thousands of people in the funeral of Arshid is a clear indication that residents of Valley are fed up with bloodshed and destruction.
It is the first during the last some years such a huge number of people have attended the funeral of a cop who was killed by the terrorists.
Anger was very much visible on the faces of those who attended the funeral as a young police officer, who was recruited just two years back, was killed without any fault.
As mark as respect to the martyr, thousands of people had gathered for the last rites of the Arshid Ahmed at his home in Kupwara on Sunday evening. Hundreds of people rushed towards his residence at Kalmoona in Ramhal be #WeAreAll Arshid
Shocked over the gruesome killing of a young officer by terrorists, cops in Jammu and Kashmir Police started a campaign on social media to express their solidarity with martyr Sub-Inspector Arshid Ahmed Mir.
The hashtag #WeAreAllArshid started trending on social media this morning as many senior officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Police have changed the Display Pictures (DPs) of their accounts with the picture of martyr Arshid Ahmed.
First, it was Rayees Mohammad Bhat, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla who replaced his DP with the picture of Arshid Ahmed. Within no time, other police officers also changed their DPs to express solidarity with the young martyr.
Not only cops of J&K Police, but netizens also joined the campaign to pay their tributes to Braveheart who attained martyrdom in a cowardly attack on Sunday.
“RIP Arshid Ashraf Mir. These heartbreaking images have shaken everyone to the core. Condolences and strength to the family. No one had imagined that the life of a young promising police officer who was yet to complete his probation period would end like this”, Showakat Irshad tweeted.
While sharing a picture of Arshid Ahmed, another Kashmiri youth Showkat Kashmiri tweeted,
Terrible news from #Srinagar. Sub Inspector Arshid Ahmad of @KashmirPolice was gunned down in cold blood by Pakistan's proxy terrorist outfit TRF. I condemn the barbaric killing of Martyr Arshid May Allah rest his soul in heaven. #WeAreAllArshid”.
Earlier a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the district police lines here in which officials from civil administration, police, and other security forces led by the J&K DGP paid floral tributes to the slain officer. Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha also condemned the act. He strongly condemns the brutal killing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police Officer.
Arshid, a postgraduate in Botany had been an outstanding student during his studies. He was appointed two years back in police and was presently posted at Khanyar in Srinagar. Cowardly attack of terrorists has evoked strong reaction from cross-sections of the society. Terrorists on Sunday killed an unarmed sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police after firing at him from a point-blank range. | 