'Terrible': Riteish Deshmukh, Anubhav Sinha and others condemn J&K BJP leader's killing

Celebrities of the film industry reacted strongly to the killing of Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party leader Wasim Bari and his family members on Wednesday. Riteish Deshmukh, Ashoke Pandit, Anubhav Sinha and Onir condemned the incident on Twitter, while extending their condolences and prayers to the bereaved family. The celebrities called the ‘dastardly attack’ as ‘terrible’, ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘tragic’ and that they were ‘shocked and saddened’ by the incident.

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Anubhav Sinha called for an end to the violence, while Ashoke Pandit questioned them being targetted for their only ‘fault’ in ‘believing in India.’ The latter also expressed his anger at the force for their ‘alleged negligence’ in the protection of the family, that led to the commandos facing the brunt.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, BJP Working President JP Nadda, BJP Secretary Ram Madhav had also expressed their grief and expressed their condolences to the family.

Wasim Bari, who was the former Bandipora BJP president, his father Umar Sultan, also a senior BJP leader,  and brother Bashir were shot at by unidentified terrorists outside their residence in  Bandipora at 9pm. They succumbed to their injuries.

Though the family had a security cover of 10 PSOs, none of the officers were present at the time of the incident. As per reports, the PSOs have been arrested.

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