A former sarpanch was killed after a boulder rolled down a hillside and struck his car on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Banihal in Ramban district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Iqbal Tantray, former sarpanch of Seri village in Ramban district.
According to police, Tantray was returning home after dropping a person in Ramban town when a shooting stone hit his vehicle near Trishul Morh on the highway.
The boulder struck him on the head, causing critical injuries. He was immediately shifted to the District Hospital Ramban, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the incident.
The death of Tantray has cast a pall of gloom over Seri village and other parts of Ramban district, with local residents expressing shock over the tragedy and remembering him as a respected public representative.
