Ummer Fayaz Parray

Lieutenant
Ummer Fayaz Parray
Birth name Ummer Fayaz Parray
Born (1994-06-08)8 June 1994
Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Died 10 May 2017(2017-05-10) (aged 22)
Shopian district, Jammu and Kaabhshmir, India
Allegiance  India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service 2016-2017
Rank Lieutenant
Unit Rajputana Rifles

Lieutenant (Dr.) Ummer Fayaz Parray (8 June 1994 - 10 May 2017) was an Indian Army officer who was abducted and killed in May 2017 by Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen militants in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He had been commissioned as a lieutenant in the Indian Army on December 10, 2016 and was serving in the 2nd battalion, Rajputana Rifles.[7]

Early life

Lt Ummer Fayaz was born in Shopian, Kashmir in 1994, and studied in.Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and National Defence Academy[8]

Abduction and killing

Lt. Ummer Fayaz Parray was abducted from his uncle's house in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir on the night of 9 May 2017. At the time of his abduction he was on leave from duty and was also unarmed. He had come to his uncle's house to attend a marriage ceremony in his family. Militants shot him twice, and his dead body was found the next morning.[9][10][11]

Aftermath

He is survived by his father, who is a farmer, his mother and two sisters.[12] He was given a guard of honour and the funeral was attended by 400 people.[13] His murder was extensively criticized on social media.[14][15]

Two of the militants who were responsible for his murder were killed in security operations on 31 March and 1 April 2018.[16]

Legacy

In May 2017, Army Goodwill School, an army school in Kashmir was renamed as Shaheed Lt. Umer Fayaz Goodwill School by Indian Army to honor Lt. Ummer Fayaz.[17][18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Twitter outraged over killing of Army man in Shopian". The Statesman. May 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ "'Brave boy, brilliant student': Family, friends remember Kashmiri army officer". Hindustan Times. May 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "LeT, Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists involved in killing of Ummer Fayaz identified". Times of India. May 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hizbul Mujahideen behind army officer Ummer Fayaz's killing: J-K police". Hindustan Times. May 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Killing Of Indian Army Officer Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz Indicates A New Kind Of Terrorism Emerging In Kashmir". Huffington Post. May 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ "View from Kashmir Observer: Young army officer's killing shows how both sides have been brutalised". Scroll.in & Kashmir Observer. May 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Army officer killed in Kashmir: Ummer Fayaz, 22, had been commissioned only 5 months ago - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  8. ↑ Saha, Abhishek (6 March 2018). "Brave boy, brilliant student': Family, friends remember Kashmiri army officer". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Young Kashmiri army officer shot dead while home on leave". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  10. ↑ "Valley seethes at Fayaz killing". The Hindu. May 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ Naqash, Rayan (May 15, 2017). "'How can we say who it was? They were all masked': Despair in Shopian after Army officer's killing". Scroll.in.
  12. ↑ "‘Ummer was sitting with the bride. They pulled him, many others were waiting outside’ | The Indian Express". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  13. ↑ "Martyr Lt. Ummer Fayaz Killed In Kashmir – Indian By Birth, Army Officer By Choice". IndiaTimes. May 10, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Debate on social media: Kashmiris divided on army officer's killing". Hindustan Times. May 11, 2017.
  15. ↑ Iqbal, Sheikh Zaffar. "Anger On Social Media Over Killing Of Army Officer Ummer Fayaz". NDTV.
  16. ↑ "In Jammu And Kashmir Pre-Dawn Ops, 8 Terrorists Killed, 2 Soldiers Dead". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  17. ↑ "J&K: Indian Army to name school in honour of slain hero Lt Ummer Fayaz". DNA India. May 13, 2017.
  18. ↑ 'Army Goodwill School' renamed 'Shaheed Lt Umer Fayaz Goodwill School' in honour of martyred officer August 15, 2017


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