A sarpanch was shot dead by terrorists on the outskirts of Srinagar on Wednesday, police said.
The victim has been identified as Sameer Bhat.
The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow outfit of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for the attack in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
Bhat had been provided with security and lodged at a hotel in Srinagar but he had ventured out discreetly on Wednesday when he was attacked by the terrorists at Khanmoh on the outskirts of the city,
He was rushed to a hospital where he died, they said.
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