An intruder was shot dead in the lobby of National Conference president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah’s Jammu residence on Saturday morning.

As per initial information, the man drove at a high speed and banged his car against the main gate of the Bhatindi residence. He later got down from the vehicle and started ransacking the house before being shot dead, police said.

“The intruder breached the main gate and went inside. He had a scuffle with the duty officers there. A duty officer was also injured. After that, he entered the residence. There has been some damage to the articles there. Subsequently, he was shot dead,” SSP Jammu Vivek Gupta told reporters.

Police said the intruder has been identified as Murfaz, a resident of Mendhar in Poonch district. According to a PTI report, his father runs a gun factory at Ban-Talab in Jammu.

“There was an attempt of forceful entry into the house by an individual named Murfas Shah, resident of Poonch. He forced his way through the VIP gate in an SUV. He was unarmed. Investigation is underway,” SD Singh Jamwal, IG of Jammu Zone, said.