A policeman was killed when militants fired upon the residence of a BJP chief in Nowgam space of the town right here on Thursday, cops stated.
BJP chief Anwar Ahmad, who’s the get together’s district normal secretary for Baramulla and in-charge of Kupwara district, is secure, a police official knowledgeable.
The official added that the militants fired on the guard publish on the BJP chief’s home at Arigam Nowgam within the outskirts of the town this morning.
In the firing, Constable Rameez Raja was injured and rushed to SMHS hospital the place docs declared him introduced useless.
Medical Superintendent of SMHS Hospital, Dr Nazir Chowdhary, stated the cop was “brought dead” to the hospital. Militants decamped with an SLR rifle from the spot.
BJP’s media in-charge, Manzoor Bhat, stated the get together’s Kashmir unit strongly condemns the brutal assault.