RSS leader Chandrakant Sharma succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Tuesday. Chandrakant Sharma's personal security officer was shot dead in the incident, police said.

Officials said the suspected militants barged into the hospital and snatched the PSO's weapon. They attempted to fire at the RSS leader. In the ensuing scuffle, the bodyguard was shot dead, leaving Chandrakant Sharma with fatal injuries.

Senior police officials had rushed to the scene, they said.

A brief exchange of fire also took place between militants and security forces in Tral area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Tuesday.

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