Sarpanch shot dead by militants in Anantnag

SRINAGAR: Militants shot dead a Kashmiri Pandit sarpanch in Anantnag district on Monday, police said. Ajay Pandit, sarpanch of the Larkipora area in Anantnag district and a member of the Congress party, was shot at by militants in his native village at around 6 pm, a police official said. He said Pandit was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries. (AGENCIES)