A policeman was killed when militants opened fire on the residence of a BJP leader in the Nowgam area here today, the police said.

BJP leader Anwar Ahmad, who is the party’s district general secretary for Baramulla and in-charge for Kupwara district, is safe, a police official said.

He said the militants fired on the guard post at the BJP leader’s house at Arigam Nowgam on the outskirts of the city this morning.

In the firing, Constable Rameez Raja was injured and rushed to SMHS Hospital in the city where doctors declared him “brought dead”.

Medical Superintendent of SMHS Hospital Dr Nazir Chowdhary said the cop was “brought dead” to the hospital.

Militants decamped with an SLR rifle from the spot.

BJP media in-charge Manzoor Bhat said the party’s Kashmir unit strongly condemned the brutal attack. — PTI

Courtesy: The Tribune: 2nd April, 2021