BJP Sarpanch shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir
A BJP Sarpanch was shot dead by terrorists at Vessu in south Kashmir’s Qazigund on Thursday. The Sarpanch identified as Sajad Ahmed Khandey was shot from a close range by terrorists injuring him critically. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. There has been a series of terror attacks on political workers and panchayat members in Kashmir. Last month Waaeem Bari, BJP leader and an ex-district president of the party for north Kashmir’s Bandipore district was killed by terrorists. —