Ex-MLA Faqeer Muhammad Khan Commits Suicide In Kashmir | India Information
Former Jammu and Kashmir legislator and BJP chief, Faqeer Mohammad Khan on Thursday shot himself useless in Srinagar metropolis. He was 62.
Official sources stated that Khan shot himself useless inside a authorities lodging within the Tulsibagh space of town.
Sources stated he broke open the almirah wherein his private safety officer (PSO) had stored the rifle when he had gone out to supply Namaz.
He was present in a pool of blood with the service rifle of his PSO mendacity alongside, sources stated.
Khan was taken to the hospital, the place docs stated he was useless on arrival.
Police have registered a case on this incident and an investigation began to determine the main points, officers stated.
It was not instantly identified why he took the acute step.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah disclosed this in the course of the Jammu and Kashmir Meeting session, which is presently underway.
The Meeting mourned his demise and noticed a two-minute silence as a mark of respect.
Political leaders have expressed their condolences, recalling his contributions to public service within the area.
Khan had fought the final Meeting election in 2024 on a BJP ticket from the Gurez Meeting constituency of Bandipora district. He was defeated in these elections by Nazir Ahmad Khan Gurezi of the Nationwide Convention (NC).
Khan had received the Meeting elections in 1996 from the Gurez Meeting constituency as an Impartial candidate. He joined the BJP in 2020.
Legislative Meeting elections have been held final yr within the union territory after the profitable, people-participative Lok Sabha elections. Within the Meeting elections, NC received 42, BJP 29, Congress 6, PDP 3, CPI(M) 1, Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) 1, PC 1, and Awami Ittehad Celebration (AIP) one. Six Independents additionally received the elections
All its 29 Meeting seats have been received by the BJP from the Jammu division. The social gathering couldn’t win a single seat in Kashmir.
