Suspected militants vandalise PDP leader’s house in Pulwama: police

October 21, 2017 11:13 pm | Updated 11:13 pm IST - Srinagar

Suspected militants vandalised the residence of a ruling PDP leader in the Tral area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday night, police sources said.

The ultras, carrying guns, barged into the house of PDP zonal president Peer Mohammad Ashraf at Dadsara in Tral and vandalised it, the sources said.

They said the gunmen fired shots in the air before fleeing. Mr. Ashraf was not present in the house at the time of the incident, the sources added. The PDP governs the State in alliance with the BJP.

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