Hizbul terrorist Naikoo’s close aide deputed to attack BJP leader in J&K

New Delhi, Oct 07: The close aide of slain terrorist Riyaz Naikoo was deputed to carry out the attack on BJP leader Ghulam Qadir in Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir's DGP Dilbag Singh said.

In the attack aa constable, Altaf Hussain was killed. On Tuesday terrorists shot at Ghulam Qadir, a district vice president of the BJP, near his residence at Nunner in Ganderbal, a police official said.

The injured security guard was rushed to SKIMS hospital at Soura for treatment, but he succumbed to injuries, the official said, adding the BJP leader was safe.

In the retaliatory action by the security personnel, one militant was also killed, the official said.