Srinagar: Unknown gunmen shot dead a Sarpanch of ruling National Conference at Wanpoo area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district Thursday evening, official sources told GNS.
They said that at least two suspected militants barged inside the shop of Gul Mohammad Bhat (70) son of Abdul Ganie Bhat at main Bazar Wanpoo at around 06:15 pm. “The gunmen shot him from point blank range inside his shop,” they said.
Gul, a resident of Wanpoo Village was shifted to district Hospital; however, the doctors attended on him referred him to Srinagar for specialized treatment.
“He had received two bullets in his chest and due to the gravity of the injury we referred him to Srinagar”, a doctor attended Gul told GNS.
As Gul was being rushed to Srinagar, he breathed his lost near Awantipora, a police official said.
The killing comes a day after five phased Parliamentary election came to an end in Kashmir Valley.
Prior to election, at-least three sarpanches and a numerdar (village head) were killed in south Kashmir last month.
Meanwhile, Army, Special Operation Group of Police and CRPF cordoned off the area and launched the hunt to nab the suspected militants. (GNS)