ANANTNAG: A panch was shot at and critically wounded by unidentified masked gunmen in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Wednesday evening, official sources said.
They said a group of masked gunmen entered the house of one Abdul Majid Dar at Kulgam and fired at him from very close range.
Dar a panch was rushed to local hospital from where he was referred to Srinagar in a critical condition.
Dar, who was affiliated with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was elected as panch as an independent candidate.
Security forces immediately launched a massive hunt to nab the gunmen, they said. (AGENCIES)
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