Jammu, November 1:
A secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and his brother were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kishtwar on Thursday. Anil Parihar, BJP general secretary, and his brother Ajit Parihar were killed in Tappal Gali in Kishtwar district. Following the incident, Section 144 was imposed in the area. MoS Pime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh rushed to the spot. Meanwhile, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed grief over Parihar’s death. As per reports, State secretary of BJP Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet were returning from their shop in Kishtwar when they were fired upon from close range at a dark, narrow lane leading to their house, the officials said. The assailants were apparently waiting for the brothers to return home and used pistols to target them, reports added. They were rushed to a hospital where doctors declared them brought dead, reports added. Divisional Commissioner (Jammu) Sanjeev Verma said that police are investigating the matter. BJP state general secretary Ashok Kaul condemned the attack. This is the first attack on any political leader in the Jammu region in past several years.
