Militant shoots ex-Sarpanch, dies in scuffle with own men

17 October,2017 10:50 AM IST |  Srinagar  |  IANS

The Hizbul militant, who shot dead a former village Sarpanch in Shopian district on Monday, died later in the day in a scuffle with his associates, police said


The Hizbul militant, who shot dead a former village Sarpanch in Shopian district on Monday, died later in the day in a scuffle with his associates, police said.


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According to police, a Hizbul militant identified as Showkat Ahmad Kumar, who gunned down Muhammad Ramban Sheikh, the former village Sarpanch, in Imam Sahib area of Shopian district, died in a scuffle with his own men. The killed slain Sarpanch was also a PDP activist.

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