Babar Qadri, a Kashmiri lawyer who frequently appeared on TV news debates, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Srinagar on Thursday evening.
"He succumbed to injuries while being transported to the hospital," India Today quoted an unnamed senior police officer as confirming.
Qadri, who lived in Old Srinagar’s Hawal, had been a lawyer for over a decade.
In his last tweet, Qadri had urged the police to file an FIR against a Facebook user for running a “wrong campaign” alleging that the lawyer worked for “agencies”, a euphemism for the Indian security establishment in Kashmir.
I urge the state Police administration to register FIR against this Shah Nazir who has spread wrong campaign that I work for agencies. This un true statement can lead to threat to my life.@ZPHQJammu pic.twitter.com/utkurYpRzk
— Babar Qadri Truth (@BabarTruth) September 21, 2020
Former chief minister Omar Abdullah condemned the attack and described Qadri’s killing as a “tragedy”.
The assassination of Babar Qadri this evening is tragic & I unequivocally condemn it. The sense of tragedy is all the more because he warned of the threat. Sadly his warning was his last tweet. @BabarTruth
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) September 24, 2020
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