Policeman hurls shoe at Indian Kashmir chief minister

 A shoe (on top) that was thrown at the dais where Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah was taking
salute, at Bakshi stadium in Srinagar on Sunday. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
A policeman on Sunday hurled a shoe towards the dais where Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was taking salute after unfurling the national flag at the Independence Day function in Srinagar.

The Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, who was in civilian clothes, was whisked away by security personnel immediately after he lobbed a brown shoe towards the dais.

Abdul Ahad Jan, posted at Kulgam, stood up and shouted “we want freedom” while hurling the shoe from the VIP enclosure, where he was sitting, police said, adding that the shoe did hit the Chief Minister.