Former MLA and BJP leader shoots himself dead in J-K

Thu, 20 March 2025

22:30

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Independent MLA from Jammu and Kashmir's Gurez Faqeer Mohammad Khan on Thursday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself, party officials said.

Khan (62) shot himself using his security personnel's SLR rifle inside his official accommodation in the Tulsibagh government quarters in Srinagar, they said.

BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur, while confirming the incident, said the former MLA has died due to suicide.

It was not immediately known as to why Khan took the extreme step.

Khan, who was elected to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly in 1996 as an Independent candidate, had joined BJP in 2020 and unsuccessfully contested the assembly polls on the party ticket last year.

The police, in a statement, said it has taken cognizance of the incident and launched legal proceedings. -- PTI

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