A former sarpanch was killed after a shooting stone struck his car on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Ramban on Wednesday, police said.
Mohammad Iqbal Tantray, former sarpanch of Seri village in Ramban district, was returning home after dropping a person in Ramban town when a boulder rolled down from a hillside and hit his vehicle near Trishul Morh, they said.
The boulder struck Tantray on the head, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to the District Hospital Ramban, where doctors declared him brought dead, police said.
Police have registered a case and initiated further investigation.
A pall of gloom descended over Seri village and other parts of Ramban district as news of Tantray's death spread. Locals described him as a respected public representative and expressed shock over the tragic incident.
