Cops arrested after BJP leader was gunned down

July 09, 2020 09:39

After the killing of Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader Sheikh Wasim Bari and two of his family members on Wednesday night, 10 policemen tasked with protecting him have been arrested.

Sheikh Wasim Bari, his father Bashir Ahmad and brother Umer Bashir were killed by terrorists at their home in the union territory's Bandipore district. All three were BJP leaders.

The police say all the three were provided Personal Security Officers.

Wasim Bari and his family were attacked around 9 pm when they were in the shop on the ground floor of their home.

Terrorists on bikes are seen shooting the three at close range, on security camera footage. The father and two sons were shot dead barely 10 metres from the local police station. The terrorists used revolvers fitted with silencers, said the police.

Their security personnel were missing at the time; they were allegedly on the first floor of the house when the terrorists attacked the three men.

"We are taking a tough (stand) against them for dereliction of duty and failure to protect the life," Vijay Kumar, IGP Kashmir, said.

Doctors at the district hospital said all three men had been shot in the head.

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