Another BJP man shot at in J&K; militant claims TA soldier killed, buried

Also on Sunday, a man claiming to be a militant said in an audio message that they have killed a Territorial Army soldier who went missing from his home in Shopian seven days ago. (Representational Image)

Several BJP leaders in Jammu and Kashmir resigned in panic on Sunday, hours after suspected militants shot at and critically injured a leader of the party in central Kashmir's Budgam district.

The attack on Abdul Hamid Najar, Budgam district president of the BJP's OBC Morcha, was the third on a leader of the party in the Valley over the past week. The earlier attacks, too, had been followed by resignations from BJP leaders.

Also on Sunday, a man claiming to be a militant said in an audio message that they have killed a Territorial Army soldier who went missing from his home in Shopian seven days ago.

“We are still verifying it (the audio message),” Shopian Superintendent of Police Amrit Pal Singh told The Indian Express. Police and the Army have been searching for the missing soldier, Shakir Manzoor Wagay.

Najar was shot at while he was on a morning walk near the railway station in Budgam. He was taken to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital in Srinagar for treatment.

On August 6, militants shot dead a BJP…