A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth activist was allegedly murdered in Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday.

Body of Gowhar Ahmad Bhat was found with throat slit under mysterious conditions in Kiloora area of Shopian.

Unidentified assailants had slit his throat. Sources said that there were torture marks on the youth's body.

The incident was confirmed by the Shopian SSP.

The top cop added that they have launched an investigations to track down the culprits.

With inputs from Ashraf Wani