Gulzar Hussain (police officer)

Gulzar Hussain (died 28 January 2014) was an Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Sonitpur District in Assam, India. He was killed by outlawed members of the NDFB (National Democratic Front of Bodoland).[1] [2]

Career

Hussain received his Masters Degree in Zoology from Dibrugarh University. After an academic career he joined the State Police Department in 2003. His teacher Kabindra Hazarika later said of him “He was a very brilliant student throughout his student days. We were absolutely proud of him for what he has done. He was also very much eager to serve the Police Department with passion but it was cut short unfortunately,”[3]

Death

On January 28, 2014 morning an operation was launched in a remote area on receiving information about the NDFB's presence there. The operation team comprised commandos of the Assam Police, assisted by 2 Dogra Regiment led by ASP (Security) Gulzar Hussain, was coming down from the Assam-Arunachal border area after apprehending a suspected NDFB(S) militant Karambir Basumatary, who was taking shelter at the residence of one Imla Mochahari of Hamshadpur village. When they reached Mawriapur near Lawdangi centre of Batachipur, they were ambushed.[4][5][6]

Three militants who belonged to the NDFB Songbijit faction were hiding near a school fired at the team, killing Hussain and a police informer. The ASP was sitting on the front seat of his vehicle at the time of the ambush and was hit by bullets on his head and leg. He was rushed to Army's 151 Base Hospital at Tezpur where the doctors declared him dead on arrival.[7][8]

Last rites

On January 29, the last rites were performed with full police honours in his native Bihpuria. Thousands of people from Hussain's village and adjacent areas gathered at the site to pay their respects.[9]

Family

Hussain had left behind a three-year-old daughter and a 15-day-old son and his wife Roushanara Begum, as well as aging parents at the time of his death.

References

  1. ↑ "ASP, informant killed, five injured in Assam ambush - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  2. ↑ "ASP among 2 killed in NDFB attack in Assam, 5 injured | The Indian Express". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  3. ↑ "NHPC helps martyred Assam Police Officer Gulzar Hussain’s family | TwoCircles.net". twocircles.net. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  4. ↑ TI Trade. "The Assam Tribune Online". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  5. ↑ "browser - Please update to a modern browser". meghalayatimes.info. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  6. ↑ "ASP killed in an ambush by militants in Assam - Yahoo News India". in.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  7. ↑ "ASP Killed, 5 Injured in Encounter With NDFB-S in Assam - The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  8. ↑ "Senior police officer killed in attack". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  9. ↑ "NEWS TIME ASSAM". newstimeassam.co.in. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
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