Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday handed over appointment letters on compassionate grounds to the son of a head constable killed in a terror attack last month and the wife of a police inspector who died in 2023.

The appointment letter was handed over to Absar Ashiq, son of head constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, at the Lok Bhavan here, an official spokesperson said.

Family members of the slain policeman were present on the occasion, the spokesperson said.

The LG paid tributes to Qureshi, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty during the July 22 terror attack in Anantnag, and assured the family of all possible support.

Last week, Sinha had visited the family of the martyred head constable at Lal...