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IB officer from Hyderabad shot dead in Pahalgam attack

Manish Ranjan was shot dead by terrorists in front of his wife and children

By Telangana Today

Updated On - 23 April 2025, 12:26 AM

IB officer from Hyderabad shot dead in Pahalgam attack — Indian police officers stands guard at a check point near Pahalgam in south Kashmir after assailants indiscriminately opened fired at tourists visiting Pahalgam, Indian controlled Kashmir, on Tuesday Photo: AP

Hyderabad: Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Manish Ranjan from the city who reportedly was on a Leave Travel Concession (LTC) visit with family was shot dead by the terrorists at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

As per available information, Manish Ranjan was shot dead by terrorists in front of his wife and children. When the terrorists surrounded the place, he asked his wife and children to move away to safety and asked them to run away. However, he was shot dead by the terrorists.

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A native of Bihar, Ranjan had served in IB’s ministerial section. Jammu and Kashmir police told media persons that his body would reach Srinagar by Wednesday morning.

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