Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Another BJP sarpanch was shot dead today by terrorists in Vessu village of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said.
They said that the terrorists fired indiscriminately at Sajad Ahmed Khanday from close range near his house at Vessu, leaving him critically wounded. “He was shifted to Government Medical College, Anantnag,”officials added.
Medical Superintendent GMC, Muhammad Iqbal, said that Khanday was declared dead on his arrival to the hospital. “He had multiple bullet wounds on his chest, belly and back,” the doctor added.
Today’s attack is the second in the last three days. Earlier on August 5, terrorists had fired at BJP sarpanch Arif Ahmed, leaving him seriously injured. Arif is battling for life at SKIMS, Soura.
The attacks on sarpanches affiliated to BJP, yesterday triggered a resignation by three BJP workers in Qazigund area of Kulgam.
Earlier, on July 8, terrorists had killed BJP’s young face in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, Waseem Bari, his father and younger brother at their residence. The killing of Bari had forced top BJP leaders that include party General Secretary Ram Madhav, J&K affairs incharge Avinash Rai Khanna and MoS in PMO Dr Jitendera Singh to visit Bandipora to offer their condolences.
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