PDP activist succumbs to injuries after militant attack

A PDP activist Mohammad Jamal was shot at inside his residence by suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam. He was rushed to the SKIMS hospital for getting injuries an official said. Meanwhile, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has condemned the incident.

Srinagar: A Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) activist, who was shot at by suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, has succumbed to injuries at a hospital on Monday.

Mohammad Jamal, who was shot at inside his residence at Zungalpora village on Sunday night, succumbed to injuries at the SKIMS hospital, the official said.

PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti condemned the killing of her party worker.

"Heartbreaking. Party workers in Kashmir put their neck on the line & have to suffer for their beliefs," Mufti tweeted.

She further said, "Ironic that such mindless violence is justified in the name of Islam in the month of Ramzan. Shame on these cowards who call themselves Muslims."

Former IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal and CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami also condemned the killing.

"The reckless killing of civilians at the hands of both the parties involved in the conflict continues unabated. Whether a civilian is killed by the bullet from one side or the other side, it is loss of precious human life," Tarigami said in a statement.

"Whose 'cause' is fulfilled by the killings of civilians? Unfortunately, it is a Kashmiri who is getting killed every day," the leader added.