Nowhatta mob lynching: The police officer was identified as Deputy Superintendent Mohammed Ayub Pandith. Nowhatta mob lynching: The police officer was identified as Deputy Superintendent Mohammed Ayub Pandith. An irate mob on Friday lynched a senior police officer Deputy Superintendent Mohammed Ayub Pandith near Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of Jammu and Kashmir’s capital Srinagar after he allegedly opened fire at a group of people who caught him clicking pictures near a mosque. The deceased was allegedly making a video of stone pelting by locals, and objecting to this, the violent mob attacked him. DySP Mohammed Ayub Pandith of Security attacked and beaten to death by a mob at Nowhatta last night.”Immediately after the incident, Ayub’s body was taken to police control room for identification and other legal procedures.

Source: Indian Express June 23, 2017 03:51 UTC