Sarpanch shot dead in J&K
According to sources, Abdul Rashid Bhat, a National Conference sarpanch, was shot at point blank range after gunmen called him out of his house.
The police and paramilitary forces rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area.
Meanwhile, a senior police official confirmed the killing of the Sarpanch by suspected militants.
He further said that militants took advantage of darkness and fled from the area.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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