Jammu: A district president of youth Congress was killed while he was campaigning for polls and four others injured in militancy-related incidents in Doda and Poonch districts of Jammu division where security forces recovered some explosives material since last evening (May 7, 2004), an official spokesman said today (May 8, 2004).

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Jameel Ahmed Kanth, president of Doda district Congress, was shot at by ultras when he was electioneering at Nawapachi village in Marwah area last evening.

Kanth succumbed to his injuries in Kishtwar hospital this morning although the authorities had rushed a helicopter to the town to shift him to Government medical college hospital for specialised treatment, he said.

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Kanth, who belonged to Bhullar village of Kishtwar, was actively campaigning for Congress nominee, Choudhary Lal Singh for Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency for last several weeks.

In another incident, ultras fired indiscriminately at Shahpur-Pranoo last evening resulting in the injuries to three persons who were later hospitalised, the spokesman said, adding security forces have launched search operations in the area to track down the militants.

However, unofficial reports said that a police officer opened fire after suspecting movement of militants in the village as a result of which three shop-keepers were injured.

Reports from Poonch said a mine blast took place at Dhoba Mukhari Dhok under the jurisdiction of police station Sawjian in which one Bashir Ahmed, who was working in Army, was injured during the period. The injured was later shifted to hospital for treatment.