SRINAGAR: Former legislator and BJP leader Faqeer Mohammad Khan allegedly died by suicide on Thursday, shooting himself in a government quarter in Tulsi Bagh, Srinagar.Khan, who had contested the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections from Gurez on a BJP ticket, was found dead at the residence. The reason behind his extreme step remains unknown.A former independent MLA, Khan was elected to the J&K Assembly in 1996. He later joined the BJP ahead of the 2024 polls and contested the elections but lost to NC’s Nazir Ahmed Gurezi.Expressing grief over his demise, former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, “Deeply saddened by the passing of former legislator Faqeer Mohd Khan. He was a true grassroots leader. My heartfelt condolences to his family. May his soul rest in peace.”The J&K Assembly also observed a two-minute silence in his honour.
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