Srinagar, August 9: Militants on Sunday shot at and injured a BJP worker in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

A police official said militants fired upon Abdul Hamid Najar, a resident of Mohindra area of Budgam in central Kashmir this morning, leaving him injured. Pakistan Violates Unprovoked Ceasefire in Jammu & Kashmir's Mankote Sector.

He said Najar is a BJP worker. Najar was shifted to a hospital and further details on his condition were awaited, the official added.

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