Kashmir

BJP Sarpanch shot dead in Pattan

SRINAGAR — A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sarpanch was shot dead by suspected militants at Goshbugh area of Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday evening.

Reports said a sarpanch identified as Manzoor Ahmad Bangroo, son of Mohd Sadiq Bangroo, a resident of Goshbugh was shot dead by suspected militants at his native village.

Meanwhile gvernment forces have cordoned off the area to nab the attackers.