BJP leader shot at by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam

BJP leader shot at by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam

A BJP leader was shot at by terrorists in of Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam, said the police on Sunday.

BJP leader Abdul Hamid Najar was immediately shifted to a hospital.

Najar is the district president of Budgam BJP Other Backward Class (OBC) Morcha and is a resident of Mohiendpora area of Budgam in Central Kashmir.

"Abdul Hamid Najar was fired upon by terrorists.

He has been shifted to a hospital.

He is a resident of Mohiendpora area of Budgam," said Amod Nagpure, Budgam SSP, Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Attacks on BJP leaders have increased recently in the valley.

On August 6, a BJP Sarpanch succumbed to injuries after he was shot by terrorists.

Sajad Ahmad Khanday was shot near his home in south Kashmir's Kulgam.

Recently, BJP-affiliated panchayat member Arif Ahmad Khan was shot at in Kulgam.

In July, former Bandipora BJP chief Wasim Bari, his father and brother succumbed to their injuries after terrorists fired upon them.