Gunmen Kill a Leader of India’s Ruling Party in Disputed Kashmir

Gunmen Kill a Leader of India’s Ruling Party in Disputed Kashmir
Demonstrators shout slogans next to burning tyres during a protest against the killing of a leader of India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP), and his brother by unidentified gunmen in Kishtwar town, in Jammu, on Nov. 2, 2018. Mukesh Gupta/Reuters
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NEW DELHI—Unidentified gunmen killed a leader of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jammu and Kashmir state late on Nov. 1, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in the area.

Anil Parihar, 53, state secretary of the BJP, and his brother, Ajit, were shot dead in the predominantly Muslim town of Kishtwar, while they headed home after shutting their shop, police said.