Srinagar:Eight Personal Security Officers assigned to the BJP leader have been arrested. BJP leader and his father and brother were shot dead by unidentified militants in Bandipora district in North Kashmir late Wednesday.
BJP leader Sheikh Waseem Bari along with his brother Umar Sultan and father Bashir Ahmad Sheikh were shot dead by militants who entered their shop premises in Bandipora.
Sheikh Waseem Bari’s father Basheer Ahmad and brother Umar were also killed in the attack that took place at his shop in Bandipore, said police.
Eight Personal Security Officers assigned to the BJP leader have been arrested.
News agency PTI quoted Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Sing saying that terrorists opened fire at the young politician outside his shop near Bandipora police station. The attack took place at about 9 pm.
The three were taken to Bandipora district hospital but succumbed to the bullet injuries. Senior police officials of the district have reached the spot, a police official said, adding further details will be revealed after a probe is conducted.
PNN/Agencies