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BJP leader Waseem Bari, brother and father shot dead by terrorists in J-K's Bandipora

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Former Bandipora BJP president Wasim Bari, his father and brother, succumbed to their injuries after terrorists fired upon them, said Police on Wednesday. Photo-ANI

Former Bandipora BJP president Wasim Bari, his father and brother, succumbed to their injuries after terrorists fired upon them, said Police on Wednesday.

"Former Bandipora BJP president Wasim Bari, his father and brother, all 3 succumbed to their injuries," said Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh.

Terrorists fired upon BJP leader Wasim Bari outside his shop near Bandipur police station at around 9 pm, sources said on Wednesday.

"The family had a component of 8 security people but unfortunately, none of them was kept along at the time of the incident," Singh added.

In the firing, his brother Umar Sultan and father Bashir also got injured, sources said.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday enquired about the killing of BJP leader Wasim Bari in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora and expressed condolences to the family of deceased, Union Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Dr Jitendra Singh said.

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