A day after militants shot at and critically injured a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in Ompora Budgam in central Kashmir, the 38-year-old succumbed to his wounds at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital in Srinagar on Monday.
The party worker, Abdul Hamid Najar, a resident of Ompora, was critically injured when militants fired upon him while he went out for a morning walk.
Najar was the district president of Budgam BJP Other Backward Class (OBC) Morcha. Mr. Najar, who suffered bullet injuries to abdomen and leg, was shifted to the hospital in Srinagar.
After the attack, security forces cordoned off the area and a search operation was launched to nab the attackers.
According to police, Najar was allotted secured accommodation but he had gone out for a walk without informing the security.
Police sources said that it is likely that Najar has been targeted by kashmir freedom seeking militants
It is the fourth attack on BJP leader since June in Jammu and Kashmir.
On August 6, some unidentified terrorists had shot dead a BJP sarpanch outside his residence at Vessu in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Sarpanch identified as Sajad Ahmed Khandey was shot from a close range by terrorists injuring him critically. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Last month Waaeem Bari, BJP leader and an ex-district president of the party for north Kashmir’s Bandipore district was killed by terrorists.
