A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief was shot useless by suspected militants on Wednesday night in the Tral space of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir. A girl additionally received injured in the temporary firing, mentioned police.
The deceased, Rakesh Pandita, was a municipal councillor and the BJP’s district unit secretary in Tral. He died on the spot. IG Kashmir Vijay Kumar mentioned Pandita had gone meet his buddy Mustaq Bhat in Tral. “The Incident occurred at Mustaq’s residence in Tral. Three militants shot at Pandita. His buddy’s daughter was additionally critically wounded,” Kumar said.
Pandita was living in a secured accommodation in Srinagar and had been provided with two public security officers (PSOs). However, the councillor was not accompanied by the officers during his visit to Tral. Searches have been mounted in the area and all entry and exit points have been sealed in Tral to nab the accused.
In a tweet, police said that despite being provided with two PSOs and a secured hotel accommodation in Srinagar, the councillor went to Tral on his own. “Area cordoned off and search is going on,” the tweet mentioned.
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha mentioned terrorists won’t ever succeed in their nefarious designs, and people answerable for such heinous acts shall be dropped at justice “Saddened to listen to concerning the terror assault on the Councillor Shri Rakesh Pandita at Tral, Pulwama. I strongly condemn the assault. My condolences to bereaved household in this time of grief,” he said.
Political leaders from across the spectrum condemned the attack and hit out at the gunmen. Expressing her shock, Peoples’ Democratic Party leader and former CM Mehbooba said these senseless acts of violence have brought only misery to Jammu & Kashmir. “My condolences to the family and may his soul rest in peace,” she mentioned.
People’s People’s Conference head Sajad Lone hit out on the assailants and requested them to go away from the place they got here from.
Yet once more gunmen assault a non combatant. This gun is a curse. Just ponder. Since the day this menace got here into Kashmir. What have we seen. In a nut shell whole disempowerment of the Kashmiri. Dear gunmen. Can u please return the place u got here from. We have had sufficient.— Sajad Lone (@sajadlone) June 2, 2021
BJP’s J&Ok spokesperson mentioned killing of Pandita was barbaric, including that such assaults wouldn’t cease celebration leaders from serving the folks. “Attacking unarmed folks isn’t any bravery and police should monitor down the culprits and punish them accordingly,” he said.
Several BJP leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have been attacked by militants in recent months. At least eight leaders of the saffron party have been shot dead in the last one year.
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