| Militants kill BJP leader, his father, brother in Bandipora | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, July 8: In a deadly attack militants shot dead BJP district president, his father and brother in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday evening.
Reports said that at about 2100 hours, militants fired upon BJP district president Wasim Ahmed Bari outside his shop near police station Bandipora.
In the shootout his brother Umar Ahmad and father Bashir Ahmed also sustained injuries and were shifted to Bandipora hospital where all the three succumbed.
Sources said that the deadly attack was followed by a crackdown, however, militants managed to escape from the spot.
However police sources said that, soon after the attack, entire area has been cordoned off and additional reinforcements have been rushed to nab the assailants.
We have sealed all the entry and exit points; we are investigating the matter, the police official informed.
Sources said that the deceased was pro-people and pro-development; he was trying to develop the areas and was very active with his politics.
In the recent past many people from Bandipora and its adjoining areas joined BJP at BJP Bandipora headquarter. They were garlanded and welcomed into the party fold by the deceased , said sources.
Many condolences have been pouring from different parties, including BJP, Congress, NC and other mainstream parties, where they have condemned this deadly attack on the BJP leader. |
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