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BJP sarpanch shot dead in north Kashmir, say officials

An armed forces personnel stands deployed in Kashmir. [FPK File Photo/ Zainab]

Baramulla: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a BJP sarpanch in an orchard at Goush-bugh village of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday evening.

Official sources said that a sarpanch associated with BJP was shot dead by suspected militants in an orchard at Goush-bugh village this evening.

The Sarpanch has been identified as Manzoor Ahmad Bangroo of Goush-bugh.

Meanwhile, the area has been cordoned off by armed forces and a search operation has been launched.

 

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