<p>Militants on Friday evening shot dead a sarpanch affiliated with National Conference (JKAP) in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the second such political killing in the last two days.</p>.<p>A police official said that the militants fired upon Shabir Ahmad Mir at his native village of Adoora in Kulgam, 65 kilometres from here, this evening. He was shifted to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.</p>.<p>A health department official said Mir had bullet injuries in abdomen and was brought dead to the hospital.</p>.<p>On March 9, militants had barged into the residence of a Sarpanch Sameer Ahmad Bhat and shot him dead at Khonmoh area on the outskirts of Srinagar city.</p>.<p>The attacks on panchayat members have resurfaced in Kashmir after several months. Since 2018, when panchayat elections were held in Kashmir over a dozen panchayat members have been killed by the militants.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Militants on Friday evening shot dead a sarpanch affiliated with National Conference (JKAP) in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the second such political killing in the last two days.</p>.<p>A police official said that the militants fired upon Shabir Ahmad Mir at his native village of Adoora in Kulgam, 65 kilometres from here, this evening. He was shifted to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.</p>.<p>A health department official said Mir had bullet injuries in abdomen and was brought dead to the hospital.</p>.<p>On March 9, militants had barged into the residence of a Sarpanch Sameer Ahmad Bhat and shot him dead at Khonmoh area on the outskirts of Srinagar city.</p>.<p>The attacks on panchayat members have resurfaced in Kashmir after several months. Since 2018, when panchayat elections were held in Kashmir over a dozen panchayat members have been killed by the militants.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
