Jammu Kashmir: BJP leader killed, Jaipur couple attacked in separate terror attacks ahead of Lok Sabha polls, 5 updates

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was killed and a tourist couple from Jaipur injured in two separate terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian and Anantnag districts on Saturday. The terror attacks in J&K occurred almost two days before the Lok Sabha elections in Baramulla.

Terrorists started firing at an open tourist camp near Pahalgam on Saturday, injuring couple Farha and Tabrez. Meanwhile, former BJP Sarpanch Aijaz Sheikh was shot dead by terrorists in Shopian’s Hirpora last night.

Terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir: Top updates

-Farha and her husband Tabrez from Rajasthan were injured when terrorists attacked an open tourist camp at Yannar in Anantnag. The two were evacuated to a hospital and the Kashmir zone police informed about X.

– “Terrorists shot and injured a woman, Farha, a resident of Jaipur (in Rajasthan), and her spouse Tabrez at Yannar in Anantnag. The injured couple were evacuated to a hospital for treatment. The area was cordoned off. More details to follow,” the Kashmir Zone Police posted on X.

– Within half an hour of the attack on tourists, former sarpanch Aijaz Sheikh was shot dead in Shopian’s Hirpora around 10:30 pm, PTI reported quoting officials.

– The BJP leader was seriously injured and taken to hospital after the attack. However, he succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

– Security forces have begun searching and the area has been cordoned off following the attack. In particular, the attacks in Anantnag and Rajouri occurred during the campaign for the general elections.