Earlier, militants killed a BJP Sarpanch, Sajad Ahmad Khanday in Qazigund area of Kulgam district on August 6. Sajad Ahmad Khanday was shot dead near his home in Kulgam’s Qazigund are, about 60 km from Srinagar. He was the BJP’s district vice president for Kulgam.
The BJP sarpanch was immediately rushed to a hospital in nearby Anantnag district after the attack where “he was declared brought dead”, officials were quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Just 48 hours before Khanday’s murder, militants had shot and critically injured another BJP Panch, Arif Ahmad in Akhran area of Kulgam district.
(Inputs from PTI)