Terrorists force PDP worker to chant anti-national slogans at gunpoint

April 16, 2017 15:00

A week after the by-election for Srinagar, which saw a unprecedented violence and a record low turnout, videos have surfaced in which a worker of the ruling PDP and trader from South Kashmir are seen chanting anti-India slogans at gun-point. The party says the videos were recorded a fortnight ago -- ahead of the by-elections for which the separatists had issued a boycott call.

Party sources said a group of gunmen had barged into house of Wali Mohammad Bhat. In the video, which is now doing the rounds on social media, Bhat is seen looking scared. An AK-47 rifle can be seen, held by a person off camera. Bhat can be heard saying he does not associate with pro-India politics and chanting slogans prompted by men off-screen.

No police case has been filed and Bhat was not available for comment. Senior leaders of the PDP said the worker has been keeping a low profile since the incident.

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