Senior BJP leader, brother shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kishtwar
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Channel: Jammu Links News · 2018 · People & Blogs
JAMMU LINKS NEWS | Senior BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother Ajit Parihar were shot dead by unidentified gunmen at Kishtwar town on Thursday evening. Anil Parihar and his brother were returning from their shop when they were shot dead by some unidentified persons at Tappal Gali near Veterinary Hospital in Kishtwar at 9.10 pm. Anil Parihar was secretary of the state BJP and one of the senior leaders of the party. Tension flared up in communally-sensitive Kishtwar town after the killing of the BJP leader and his brother. Hundreds of people gathered outside Kishtwar hospital. Curfew has been imposed in the town. Reports said Parihar brothers were running stationery shop in Kishtwar town. After closing their shop, they were returning to their home when the incident. As soon as the brothers reached near Tappal Gali, some unknown persons appeared from nearby streets and killed both of them from point blank range, a source said, adding, situation in very tense in Kishtwar town.
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