Srinagar, Oct 30 (KNS): Police on Friday seized a vehicle "used" by the militants to carry the late night attack on three BJP workers including the youth general secretary for Kulgam district.

Talking to reporters, Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said that the attack seems preplanned one “carried by three Lashker-e-Toiba militants.
“Involvement of local militants like Nissar Ahmad Khanday, Abass Sheikh of Khudwani is coming to fore. There is possibility of involvement of a (foreign militant also,” he said.
Giving further details about the incident, “The militants came in an alto car belonging to Altaf, a local, and came close to vehicle and fired indiscriminately, injuring them and later succumbed to wounds on way to hospital,” he said.

Three BJP workers Fida Hussain Yatoo (BJP District Youth General secretary), Umer Rashid Beigh (BJP worker) resident of Sophat Devsar and Umer Ramzan Hajam (BJP worker) son of Mohammad Ramzan of Y.K.Pora were killed in the late night militant attack at Eidgah Y.K.Pora on Thursday.

“we seized the alto car Telwani village Achabal,” he said.
Regarding the question as what the BJP workers were doing there, the IGP said: “1619 vulnerable people were kept identified before August 5 and were kept in secure places in Pahalgam. However, Yatoo left from the secure place after giving an undertaking, he said.
“We are investigating what they are doing at such a far place from their residence. It is part of investigation and will be shared later,” he said.

He added157 BJP workers have been provided PSOs and 30 guards. “Vulnerable would be provided more security. PSOs have been asked not to allow them to move during the night in vulnerable places,” he said.
He said that it is Pakistan sponsored militancy and attack was carried at the behest of the handlers from across the border.
IGP also revealed that search operations have been launched at seven to eight places to nab the attackers. (KNS)