A local politician was shot dead by suspected Muslim rebels, the third such incident this week ahead of a special state assembly election in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir, police said. Mohammed Yusuf Ganai was killed by suspected militants in the town of Baramulla, the district where three of four state assembly seats are up for grabs in a special election on April 24, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. Separatists and militants have urged a boycott of the vote. Full Story