Mushtaq Ahmad Lone

Mushtaq Ahmad Lone was an Indian politician who served as the minister of Law in the government of Jammu and Kashmir under Farooq Abdullah in 1987. He was a member of the National Conference, a pro-India political party in the 20th century.

Career and death

Lone was elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the 1987 elections, representing the Kupwara constituency. The 1987 elections were reportedly manipulated, which led to significant accusations of electoral fraud.
On 11 September 2002, Lone, the minister of Law in the Jammu and Kashmir government, was assassinated by suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba, then a guerrilla organisation, during an election rally in Kupwara. The attack, which occurred as Lone addressed the gathering in a school building, was part of a broader wave of insurgent activity reportedly aimed at disrupting the 2002 state elections. Militants opened fire from a nearby paddy field, killing Lone, his five security officers, and a civilian. Lone was the second candidate to be killed during the campaign.