Tag: Sarpanch Manzoor Ahmed Bangroo shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Baramulla Pattan

Suspected militants shot dead a sarpanch in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday, police said, the fourth such attack on grassroots representatives in the Valley this year. Political parties have condemned the killing, which comes less than two weeks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu, where he is expected to address members of the Panchayati Raj Institutions. Police said Manzoor Ahmad Bangroo, who was the sarpanch of Goshbugh village, was not associated with any political party. “In this terror crime, he received critical gunshot…

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