BJP worker shot dead by suspected militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag

A BJP worker was shot dead by suspected militants in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, police said.

Unknown terrorists fired at a member of the BJP, Gul Muhammad Mir, at Nowgam Verinag, a police official said.

The official said Mir was rushed to a hospital in a critical condition where he succumbed to injuries.

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The area has been cordoned off to nab the suspects, the official said.