July 15, 2020: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday launched a manhunt to trace BJP worker Mehraj Din Mallah, who was allegedly kidnapped in North Kashmir’s Watergam.

Mallah, the Vice-President of the Municipal Committee (MC) in Watergam, was allegedly abducted by unknown persons earlier this morning.

The BJP spokesperson in Srinagar said Mallah was affiliated with the party’s youth wing and had not applied for security.

The Sopore Police confirmed they were trying to track down his whereabouts.

This comes after the shocking attack on former Bandipora BJP President Wasim Bari and his family on July 8. Jammu and Kashmir Police had said that two Lashkar terrorists were behind the murder of the BJP leader.