A Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who was shot at by terrorists in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here on Monday, police said.
IMAGE: A CRPF jawan stands guard along a street in Srinagar. Photograph: PTI Photo
Abdul Hamid Najar, a resident of Mohiendpora area of Budgam in central Kashmir, was shot at and critically injured by terrorists in his native village on Sunday, the official said.
He succumbed to injuries early Monday.
Najar is the fourth BJP worker or office bearer targeted by terrorists in the last one month.
BJP’s district president for Bandipora, Waseem Bari, his father and and brother were shot dead by terrorists last month.
A BJP panch was shot at and injured on August 4, while another sarpanch from the party was shot dead two days later in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.