Anantnag,23-Dec; In a horrific incident, a mentally sick person hacked to death three people including his mother while injuring several others in Ashmuqam area of Anantnag district on Friday morning,mentally challenged person identified as Javed Hassan Rather, a resident of Diyaroo Ashmuqam went on a rampage today morning in the Ashmuqam area. He first attacked his family members in which his parents were injured and later came out and attacked several people outside. During the incident, six persons were injured, who were shifted to nearby medical facility; however three of them unfortunately succumbed to their injuries.Local sources identified the injured as Hafiza Begum (mother of the accused), Abdul Rehman Wani son of Ama Wani, Ghulam Nabi Khadim son of Assadullah Khadim, Muhammad Sultan Saka son of Muhammad Yousuf, Muhammad Amin Shah son of Ghulam Rasool Shah and Muhammad Ramzan son of Abdul Satar, all residents of Ashmuqam.Among the injured, Hafiza Begum, Ghulam Nabi Khadim, and Muhammad Amin Shah succumbed to their injuries at Sub-District Hospital Seer Hamdan.Meanwhile, After receiving information, a police team rushed to the spot and apprehended the accused, police informed. Police said since the accused was reported to be mentally ill, a medical examination would be conducted to ascertain his condition.
