Congress Sarpanch his Son, Nambardar among dead
Srinagar: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Congress Sarpanch, his son and Nambardar in two separate attacks at Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district late Monday evening, official sources told GNS.
They said that suspected militants opened fire upon the Mohammad Anwar Khanday son of Sadiq Khanday of Amlar village of Tral in Awantipora at around 9:10 pm. “The gunmen shot him from point blank range outside his residence”.
Mohd Anwar, who is a Nambardarof Amlar village, was shifted to nearby Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead,” he said.
Similarly, in another incident suspected militants barged inside the house of Ghulam Nabi Mir, Sarpanch, affiliated with Congress at Batgund, Tral. The gunmen opened fire upon the Sarpanch and his Son Firdous Ahmad Mir.
Both the injured were immediately shifted to the local hospital where Sarpanch Ghulam Nabi Mir and his son Firdous Ahmad Mir (24) succumbed to injuries, official sources told GNS.
The incidents occurred within 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, Army, Special Operation Group of Police and CRPF cordoned off both the areas and launched the hunt to nab the suspected attackers. (GNS)