On August 17, Monday, Dar, an in-charge for Homshali Bugh constituency of Kulgam district and contractor by profession, was killed outside his home from the point-blank range. He died on the spot and the militants managed to flee. The BJP says he was in charge of the constituency for the past three years. The police said no one from the BJP had approached the district police for his security and even the local BJP leaders didn’t share his name in the list of the protected persons. “That is not true. We had provided all information to the police. We have proof and record of everything,” says Khan.