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Village head shot dead in J&K’s Kulgam

Police sources said militants shot Muhammad Yaqoob Dar in Kulpora Srandoo village of Kulgam.

IANS | Srinagar | March 2, 2022 10:08 pm

A panch (village council member) was shot dead by militants in J&K’s Kulgam district on Wednesday, police said.

Police sources said militants shot Muhammad Yaqoob Dar in Kulpora Srandoo village of Kulgam.

“He sustained several injuries. He was rushed to district hospital Kulgam where doctors declared him dead on arrival,” a source said.

Sources added that the area has been cordoned off for searches.

Police said that the bodies of the killed terrorists have been retrieved from the site of the encounter.

State Investigation Agency (SIA) of the J&K Police on Saturday carried out raids at multiple locations in Kashmir.

The moves come a day after the central counter-terror agency carried out searches at 14 locations in Jammu and Kashmir.