Fazil Mir
Srinagar, Mar 11, KDC: Militants on Friday evening shot dead a sarpanch in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
Official Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that a panchayat member identified as Shabir Ahmad Mir Son of Mohammad Abdullah, a resident of Odoura was shot dead when militants fired on him at his home. “His wife is also a panch (Panchayat member),” they said.
Shabir was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment; however, he was declared dead on arrival.
Security forces have rushed to spot and have cordoned off the whole area to nab the attackers.
Pertinently, On March 9, Militants barged inside the house of a Sarpanch Sameer Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Rasheed Bhat and shot him dead at Khonmoh area in outskirts of Srinagar. (KDC)
