Kashmir BJP leader abducted, rescued

SRINAGAR: Mehrajudin Malla, a BJP leader, was kidnapped by some unknown people in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday morning, locals said.

This comes nearly a week after party’s Bandipore leader Waseem Bari was gunned down by militants.

Some unknown people purportedly pushed Malla, vicepresident of municipal council, Watergam, into a car and sped away, they added. “A manhunt has been launched to trace the abducted person,” said a police official. It’s not immediately known, whether Malla enjoyed any security cover.

BJP state spokesman Altaf

Thakur has blamed terrorists for the abduction of Malla. “His father was also with BJP and acted as a general secretary. This family is loyal to the BJP for many years,” Thakur alleged.

Malla’s kidnapping abduction comes days after two BJP leaders resigned from the party.

However, in the evening, Malla reached his home without any harm. Police, however, said that Malla was rescued by the police.

Last week, BJP’S Bari was killed, along with his father Basheer Ahmad and brother Suhail Basheer, inside his shop.jammu & Kashmir Police had said that two outlawed Lashkar-e-taiba terrorists were involved in the killing of Bari and his kin.