Srinagar: Militants on Monday shot dead a District President of Jammu and Kashmir’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Pulwama district.

Police said the militants fired at Abdul Gani Dar when he was travelling in a vehicle near Pingalana village, about 30 km from Srinagar.

“He was shifted to Srinagar for treatment but he succumbed to injuries,” a police officer said. Dar headed the PDP in Pulwama district.