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Ex-PDP sarpanch, militant killed in Kashmir

Ex-PDP sarpanch, militant killed in Kashmir

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 16 Oct 2017, 11:13 pm
Srinagar, Oct 16 (IBNS): A militant was killed in a scuffle after the murder of a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sarpanch in Imamsahab area of Shopian district of south Kashmir on Monday evening.

Police said that Muhammad Ramzan Sheikh (50) was shot at by gunmen at his residence at Homun, Imamsahab of Shopian .

He was shifted to nearby primary health hospital for treatment where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

Director General of police (DGP) SP Vaid said that a militant was killed in the scuffle.

In a tweet, Vaid said that three militants fired and killed ex -sarpanch of PDP Mohammad Ramzan in Shopian.

In scuffle, he said, one militant Shaukat Falahi was also killed.


(Reporting by Saleem Qadri)

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