Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir): Suspected militants on Monday shot dead BJP activist and his wife at Lal Chowk in Anantnag south Kashmir. The activist was identified as Gulam Rasool Dar who was the BJP Kisan Morcha president of Kulgam district.
“Gulam Rasool Dar, Kulgam BJP Kisan Morcha president, who was also a Sarpanch, and his wife died in an attack by terrorists in Anantnag,” Jammu & Kashmir BJP leader Altaf Thakur said.
Official sources said the gunmen barged inside the rented accommodation of the Dar at Lal Chowk Anantnag and fired on the couple. Both Dar and his wife Jawahira received critical injuries and were removed to GMC Anantnag. However, both were declared brought dead, the officials added.
Police reached the spot and along with security forces cordoned off the entire area. On Saturday, a cop was killed by militants in an attack on a police party in Kulgam a day before LG Manoj Sinha visited the district.
Sinha in his public address in Kulgam on Sunday said that armed forces will have no mercy for militants and those who assist them. BJP and Apni Party have condemned the killing of the activist and his wife.
