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BJP worker, shot at by militants in J&K’s Budgam, succumbs to injuries

Abdul Hamid Najar is the fourth BJP worker or office-bearer targeted by militants in the last one month.

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Srinagar: A BJP worker, who was shot at by militants in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here on Monday, police said.

Abdul Hamid Najar, a resident of Mohiendpora area of Budgam in central Kashmir, was shot at and critically injured by militants in his native village on Sunday, the official said.

He succumbed to injuries early Monday.

Najar is the fourth BJP worker or office bearer targeted by militants in the last one month.

BJP’s district president for Bandipora, Waseem Bari, his father and and brother were shot dead by militants last month.

A BJP panch was shot at and injured on August 4, while another sarpanch from the party was shot dead two days later in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.


Also read: Jammu & Kashmir BJP leader Abdul Hamid Najar shot at by terrorists, admitted to hospital


 

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1 COMMENT

  1. The problem with Kashmir is not political but religious. The politicians in Kashmir derive there base from Islamists. And any party there to challenge these extremists are met with violence.

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