J&K polls: PDP MLA Ashraf Mir allegedly seen firing shots in the air in viral video

Srinagar: PDP MLA Mohammad Ashraf Mir, who scored a victory over Omar Abdullah from Sonawar Assembly seat, has stoked a controversy after a video surfaced purportedly showing him firing several rounds from an automatic rifle on the day of Assembly poll results. [caption id=“attachment_2016735” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Mohammad Ashraf Mir. IBN live.[/caption] The video, which has gone viral on social networking applications like WhatsApp, shows the People’s Democratic Party leader purportedly firing several rounds in air from an AK-47 rifle at his residence. However, Mir denied having fired any rounds and accused his political rivals of producing a doctored video. “I did not fire any rounds … there was a commotion following my victory and the rifle of one of my PSOs (personal security officer) fell on ground which I retrieved and handed it back to him,” Mir told PTI. Mir defeated Omar from Sonawar assembly segment by a margin of over 4,700 votes, becoming the first politician in Jammu and Kashmir to register a victory over an incumbent Chief Minister. PTI