In a daring attack, a senior NIA officer was killed by two unidentified men in Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
The officer has been identified as Tanzil Ahmed. He was rushed to a nearby hospital by the local people and was declared brought dead. His wife Farzana who was travelling with him was also received multiple bullet injuries and rushed to Fortis Hospital in Noida.
The incident reportedly took place around 4 am when Ahmed was returning home after attending a wedding ceremony in Bijnor.
Sources said, two men reportedly on a motorcycle, intercepted his car and fired indiscriminately aiming at him from a point blank range. In the shoot out his wife also received bullet injuries. Her condition is critical.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Ahmed was part of a team who was investigating the Indian Air Force base terror attack in Pathankot.
He was involved in some of the major operations of NIA.
His body has been sent for post-mortem examination and a team of NIA officers from Delhi left for Bijnor to probe the attack. "It is a very serious case. We along with the Uttar Pradesh police are investigating the killing," NIA said.
So far, no one has been arrested in this connection.
"The patient name is Farzana Khatoon. She was brought in a critical condition and our doctors are providing the best medical treatment to her. As a matter of confidentiality, we can't comment any further," statement issued by the Fortis Hospital said.
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