JAMMU: The President of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Akali Dal (Mann) Hamam Singh was gunned down here by unidentified gunmen

Reports said that when Haram Singh moved out in the morning to fetch milk two persons opened fire Hamam Singh died on the Spot.

 The police have launched a man hunt for nabbing the killers who are suspected to be militants Hamam Singh was opposed to militancy. He is said to have received some threats He is survived by two sons.

The general secretary Of the Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Gurdev Singh and the Secretary Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Virinder jit Singh condemned the killing of Singh.

Article extracted from this publication >> July 15, 1994