Baramulla: Unknown persons kidnapped Vice President Municipal Committee Watergam Baramulla, Meraj ud Din Malla from his home on Wednesday morning.
The kidnapping comes days after a BJP leader and his two family members were killed in Bandipora. The political workers have been seeking security in Kashmir.
” Unidentified persons came Wednesday morning and kidnapped Meraj from his home in North’s Kashmir Baramulla district. Before anybody could react, he was taken away,” locals said.
It was not known immediately whether he belongs to any political party.
SSP Sopore Javid Iqbal said police has launched a manhunt to trace him. “We are looking into it who took him away.”
At least two youth leaders of the Bhartiya Janta Party from north Kashmir have resigned in last five days.
On Saturday, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) president from Baramulla, Marouf Bhat tendered his resignation from the party.
