Suspected militants on Saturday shot dead an official of the ruling party National Conference Bashir Ahmed Dar in occupied Kashmir, police said, days after rebels made a failed bid on the life of a senior government minister. Bashir Ahmed was killed the main city of occupied Srinagar, a police officer said, asking not to be named.
"He was shot in the head and died before he could be taken to a hospital," he said, blaming anti-India rebels for the daylight killing. No group has claimed responsibility so far. The killing came days after suspected rebels killed a policeman in an attack on December 11 on senior minister Ali Mohammed Sagar, who escaped uninjured.