Jammu and Kashmir: DDC candidate shot, injured by terrorists in Anantnag district


Suspected terrorists shot at and injured a candidate in the fray in District Development Councils' (DDCs) elections in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Friday.


Apni Party candidate Anees ul-Islam was rushed to a hospital, where his condition is said to be stable.


Reports said that Islam had recently joined the Apni Party and was contesting from Sagam Kokernag.


The attack occurred on a day when the third phase of the DDC elections are underway in Jammu and Kashmir.

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