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Militants kill BJP sarpanch in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla

Militants shot dead a sarpanch in an orchard at Goush-bugh village of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday evening.A police official said a sarpanch was shot dead by suspected militants in an orchard at Goush-bugh village.

The sarpanch has been identified as Manzoor Ahmad Bangroo of Goush-bugh and is said to be associated with the BJP.The area has been cordoned off and a search operation has been launched to nab the attackers, the police official said.