BJP youth leader killed by militants in J-K's Shopian

November 02, 2017 20:30

A youth leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party was today killed by terrorirsts in south Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.

A police official said the body of Gowhar Hussain Bhat, 30, was recovered from an orchard in Kiloora and he was killed by terrorirsts.

Bhat's throat was found slit. He was a resident of Bongam area in Shopian.

The police have registered a case and investigations are on, the official said.

Meanwhile, a BJP functionary said the deceased was associated with the party.

"Bhat was the district president of the BJP's youth wing," party's media in-charge for Kashmir, Altaf Thakur said.

He said Bhat had been associated with the party for over two years. -- PTI

Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com

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