BARAMULLA — Unknown gunmen shot dead a BJP Sarpanch in an orchard at Goush-bugh village of Pattan in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Friday evening.

Official sources told the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a Sarpanch associated with BJP was shot dead by suspected militants in an orchard at Goush-bugh village this evening.

The Sarpanch has been identified as Manzoor Ahmad Bangroo of Goush-bugh.

Meanwhile, the area has been cordoned off by security forces and a search operation has been launched to nab the attackers.

This post first appeared on The Kashmir Pulse

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