Shabir Ahmed Bhat, affiliated with PM Modi led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) was shot dead by unidentified militants early on Wednesday at around 2:30 am in Rakh-e-litter village of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.
A message was received that BJP worker went missing on Tuesday evening while he was on his way to his home.
His bullet-ridden body was recovered at night. The police have registered a case and search operations are in progress in the area. However, till now no militant outfit has claimed responsibility for his killing.
Many BJP leaders paid their condolences to the Bhat’s death. BJP President Amit Shah expressed his grief over Bhat’d death by saying that terrorists could not stop the youth from choosing a better future. Shah posted on a tweet saying –
Anguished to learn about the killing of BJP karyakarta, Shabir Ahmad Bhat by terrorists in Pulwama (J&K). This act of cowardice is highly condemnable. Extremists cannot stop the youth of Kashmir from choosing a better future for themselves. This cycle of violence won’t last long. pic.twitter.com/hAOb4ptPeo
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 22, 2018
The sacrifice of our @BJP4JnK karyakartas will not go in vain. Entire BJP stands firmly with Shabir Ahmad Bhat’s family in this hour of grief. My deepest condolences. May god give his family the strength to bear this tragic loss.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 22, 2018
BJP state spokesman, Altaf Thkur condemned the killing of BJP leader, blamed militants and said, “He (Bhat) was our constituency president and dedicated leader. He had gone to his home to celebrate Eid with his family but was abducted by militants and then killed.”
