Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on May 5 ordered an inquiry to be conducted by Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam into the political killings during last few months and called for identifying lapses on part of agencies on safety of the politicians, reports Daily Excelsior. Earlier, some reports surfaced that security of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gull Mohammad Mir, who was gunned down by the militants on May 4 night at Verinag in Anantnag, had been withdrawn in February 2019.
Four BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders including prominent BJP face in Kishtwar, Anil Parihar and his brother, Ajit Parihar, senior RSS functionary, Chanderkant Sharma besides Panch Abdul Majeed Dar in Kulgam and social activist Anjumand Majid Bhat of Baramulla have been killed by the militants during past about five months while National Conference (NC) activist Ismail Wani was seriously injured in Anantnag.