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New Delhi, July 20
J&K Police arrested two BJP leaders, including son of BJP’s district president Kupwara for planning a fake terror attack on themselves.
The police stated that while one of the accused is BJP Kupwara District President another is a party spokesperson who planned a fake terror attack on themselves to get their security enhanced as well as to get more attention from the party leadership.
The police arrested Ishfaq Ahmad Mir had sustained an injury in his hand in a firing incident that took place July 16. Basharat Ahmed, the BJP spokesperson from Kupwara was arrested in connection with the "conspiracy".
SSP Kupwara GV Chakravarty said, "There was misfire by one of his PSOs in the car. The other PSO fired in fear and the one bullet hit Ishfaq".
The Kupwara police said in a statement "A police investigation into Friday's firing incident exposed a failed attempt by the BJP workers to enhance their security as well as get "more attention" from the party leadership".
As per the case details, Ishfaq had earlier described the entire incident as a terrorist attack but later during police interrogation, he admitted that the incident was an accidental bullet fired from a security guard's gun.
The police further said that in a film style conspiracy, they tried to prove the incident as a terrorist attack just to increase security as well as gain additional attention from the party. The injury was ‘stage-managed’ and the police personnel deployed for Ishfaq's security are also being questioned.
Following allegations of fake attack, his father Mohammad Shafi, who was the district president of BJP in Kupwara was suspended by the party.
A statement from BJP read, “The incident which took place in Kupwara on the night of 16th July in which Ishfaq Ahmad Mir, son of Mohammad Shafi, district president Kupwara, was involved. Some reports received from various sources took us to think credibility of our workers. As such party has taken this decision that Shri GM Mir state spokesperson of party will examine the whole facts of the incident and report the party by 25th July.”
