Bhubaneswar, 15/4: A sarpanch affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was gunned down by unidentified militants in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday evening.
Reports said the militants fired upon Manzoor Ahmad, sarpanch of Goshbugh area of Pattan, leaving him critically injured. He was shifted to hospital, where doctors declared him dead, they said.
A police official while confirming the incident said the area has been cordoned off and a manhunt has been launched to trace the assailants.