Rajouri, Aug 13: In yet another attack on BJP leader, the terrorists threw grenade at the residence of BJP Mandal president killing his two-year-old nephew and injuring six family members including the BJP leader, two of them seriously. Prior to this, the militants killed BJP Sarpanch and his wife in Anantnag.

 

 

The blast occurred late last evening near Khandlu Bridge, a few kilometers short of Rajouri. Some unidentified men allegedly lobbed a grenade at the house of Jasbir Singh, 36, when his and his brother Balbir Singh’s families were sitting in the gallery of the house. It exploded with a bang causing splinter injuries to seven members of the two families.

 

 

Neighbours rushed to the house after hearing sound of the explosion. Police personnel also reached the spot and cordoned off the area. Injured were rushed to the Government Medical College (GMC) Rajouri where two-year-old Veer Singh succumbed to the injuries. Injured include Jasbir Singh, 36 and Balbir Singh, 42, both brothers, their parents Romesh Chander, 65 and mother Sia Devi, 60, Karam Singh, 12, son of Balbir Singh and Arjun Singh, 12, son of Kulbir Singh.

 

 

The grenade attack comes just three days ahead of the Independence Day celebrations and exactly a week after second anniversary of abrogation of special status in the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, the seriously injured BJP leader underwent a major surgery while his seven-month-old daughter was referred to the Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu.

 

 

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said, "strongly condemn the cowardly attack in the house of a political leader in Rajouri in which a 2-year old child was killed &others were injured. My deepest condolences to family & prayers for early recovery of injured.Perpetrators of this heinous act will be brought to justice soon."

 

 

As reported earlier, BJP leader Ghulam Rasool Dar was dastardly killed by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)'s terrorists in Anantnag. The horrifying incident took place on Monday afternoon when two Pak-sponsored Jihadi terrorists of LeT barged into the rented accommodation of Ghulam Rasool Dar (68) and his wife Jawhara Banoo (60) in the Lal Chowk area and shot at them from close range.