Asesinan al ex sarpanch del BJP Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh. Former BJP sarpanch Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh killed.

En ataques separados en Jammu y Cachemira, un ex sarpanch del BJP, Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh, murió y una pareja de turistas de Rajasthan, Farha y Tabrez, resultó herida. In separate attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, a former BJP sarpanch, Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh, was killed and a tourist couple from Rajasthan, Farha and Tabrez, was injured. La pareja fue atacada en un campamento turístico en el distrito de Anantnag, mientras que Sheikh fue atacado cerca de su casa en el distrito de Shopian. The couple was attacked at a tourist campsite in Anantnag district, while Sheikh was targeted near his home in Shopian district. Los ataques se produjeron durante la campaña en curso para las elecciones parlamentarias en la sede de Anantnag-Rajouri, cuya votación estaba prevista para el 25 de mayo. The attacks occurred during the ongoing campaigning for the parliamentary polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, which was scheduled to vote on May 25.