Former Sarpanch killed in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir
Shabir Ahmad Wani’s body was found at a distance from his home in the Shangus area. He was affiliated to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
According to a police officer, they rushed to the spot after receiving information about a body lying in the orchard. There was a visible head injury, the police said.
"We are investigating the case and the culprits will be arrested soon,” he said.
In a separate incident, on Sunday evening, suspected militants shot dead a cable operator and a young boy in Shopian district of south Kashmir.
On Saturday, a PDP worker was also shot dead by suspected militants in the same district.
Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri
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