Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he would discuss the issue of providing security to panchayat members at the next meeting of the Unified Headquarters to ensure their safety and smooth functioning.
Suspected militants late Sunday evening shot at and killed a village sarpanch in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, triggering a new wave of panic among sarpanches.
Claiming responsible for the act, the Hai-e-allal Fallah outfit said the shopkeeper was selling narcotics-laced cigarettes and they were 'cleaning the society of such evils'.
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