BJP sarpanch shot dead by militants in south Kashmir

Srinagar: A Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) sarpanch was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Thursday, official sources said. They said sarpanch Sajjad Ahmad Khanday, who was also the vice president of Kulgam district, was fired upon by militants from a close range when he was returning his home at Qazigund this morning. Khanday, who had received five bullets, was immediately rushed to district hospital, Anantnag, where doctors declared him brought dead. The attack came a day after when BJP leaders and workers celebrated the first anniversary of abrogation of...