Shah condoles killing of BJP youth wing leader; calls him martyr

Srinagar: BJP president Amit Shah, on Friday, condoled the brutal killing of the party's youth wing leader, Gowhar Ahmed in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian.

Suspected militants allegedly killed Gowhar Ahmed, whose body, with its throat slit, was found in a village in Shopian, a police statement said.

Shah condoled Ahmed's death, calling him a "martyr".

"Pained to learn about the brutal murder of our BJYM District President Gowhar Ahmed in Shopian, J&K. My deepest condolences to his family," Shah said in a series of tweets.

"BJP stands firmly with the family of martyr Gowhar Ahmed in this moment of immense grief. Terrorists must realise that they cannot stop the youth of the valley from choosing a better future for themselves," he said.

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