Police Inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani succumbs to injuries sustained in Oct terror attack

New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) Police Inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani, who was critically injured when he was shot at by a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist while playing cricket in Srinagar in October, died at AIIMS here Thursday leaving behind his wife who is expecting her first child.

Officials said despite best efforts of the medical team, Wani succumbed to injuries this afternoon.

Son of a retired police sub-inspector, 35-year-old Wani was playing cricket at the Eidgah ground when the lone terrorist fired three shots in the eye, abdomen and neck from close range on October 29, a Sunday when a number of youngsters were playing the game.