J&K BJP Workers Arrested For Allegedly Staging Attack For More Security

Police sources said the two BJP workers staged an attack on themselves in an attempt to get enhanced security and attract the attention of party leaders

Two BJP workers and their two police guards have been arrested for faking a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district. Police sources said the two BJP workers staged an attack on themselves in an attempt to get enhanced security and attract senior leaders' attention. Weapon of PSO went off accidently in the car which hit the arm of BJP Worker Ishfaq Mir. The other PSO fired in fear.Ishfaq got minor arm injury..People are requested not to spread rumours of militant attack.The injured is discharged from hospital .@DrGVSundeep_IPS Ishfaq Ahmad and Basharat Ahmad, and two personal security officers, were produced before the court on Monday. A magistrate sent them to police remand for seven days. On Friday evening the two claimed they had been fired upon by unknown gunmen, in which Ishfaq Ahmad was wounded in his arm. Initially the police called it "accidental fire by the guard causing minor injury to the BJP worker".