Babar Qadri, J&K Lawyer Shot Dead At His Srinagar Home Three Days After Asking Police For Help On Twitter

A 40-year-old lawyer was shot dead at his house by suspected terrorists in Hawal area of Srinagar on September 24, the police said. The lawyer, Babar Qadri, was a regular on TV news debates and used to write op-eds in local newspapers. The police said he was hit by a single bullet. The suspected terrorists fired upon lawyer Babar Qadri at his Hawal residence around 6.25 pm from close range before fleeing the spot, a police official said reported PTI. Just three days before his death, on September 21, Qadri had tweeted a screenshot and requested the police to file a case against a Facebook user for spreading "wrong campaign" against him. The attackers fled after shooting the lawyer, the police said. Babar Qadri was taken to SKIMS Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Qadri is the second public person to be shot dead by terrorists in the last 24 hours. Bhupinder Singh, a block development council chairman in Budgam district, was shot dead on the night of September 23.