By way of PTI
SRINAGAR: Terrorists on Sunday shot lifeless a 40-year-old Kashmiri Pandit guy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district whilst he was once on his option to a neighborhood marketplace, police mentioned.
Sanjay Sharma (40), who labored as an ATM guard, was once shot within the chest at point-blank vary within the Achan space of the south Kashmir district round 11 am, they added.
“Terrorists fired upon one civilian from minority particularly Sanjay Sharma S/O Kashinath Sharma R/O Achan Pulwama whilst on option to native marketplace,” the Kashmir Zone police wrote on Twitter.
They mentioned Sharma was once rushed to a sanatorium however he succumbed to the wounds. “There was once armed guard in his village. House cordoned off. Main points shall apply,” police mentioned.
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In the meantime, a pall of gloom descended at the sufferer’s village.
The deceased labored as an ATM guard in a financial institution however had no longer been reporting to responsibility of overdue following an previous spate of terror assaults on his group participants, his colleagues mentioned.
Political events condemned the killing, terming it “mindless”. “Deeply saddened to listen to of the dying of Sanjay Pandith of Achan in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. Sanjay was once operating as a financial institution safety guard and was once killed in a militant assault previous as of late. I unequivocally condemn this assault and ship my condolences to his family members,” Nationwide Convention (NC) chief Omar Abdullah mentioned in a tweet.
Deeply saddened to listen to of the dying of Sanjay Pandith of Achan in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. Sanjay was once operating as a financial institution safety guard & was once killed in a militant assault previous as of late. I unequivocally condemn this assault & ship my condolences to his family members.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) February 26, 2023
Other folks’s Democratic Birthday celebration (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti blamed the BJP-led Centre for failing to offer protection to Kashmiri Pandits. The previous Jammu and Kashmir leader minister additionally hit out on the perpetrators of the assault. Chatting with newshounds right here, she mentioned, “A couple of days in the past, right-wing terrorists killed two Muslims in Rajasthan. Nowadays, you could have killed a Hindu. What’s the distinction between you and them?” Mufti accused the BJP executive of endangering the lives of minorities in Kashmir whilst projecting an image of normalcy within the valley.
NC’s leader spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq condemned the killing, announcing it was once an unlucky incident. “As the bulk group, we will have to be sure that the security of the minorities,” he mentioned, including that the federal government has failed to take action.
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SRINAGAR: Terrorists on Sunday shot lifeless a 40-year-old Kashmiri Pandit guy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district whilst he was once on his option to a neighborhood marketplace, police mentioned.
Sanjay Sharma (40), who labored as an ATM guard, was once shot within the chest at point-blank vary within the Achan space of the south Kashmir district round 11 am, they added.
“Terrorists fired upon one civilian from minority particularly Sanjay Sharma S/O Kashinath Sharma R/O Achan Pulwama whilst on option to native marketplace,” the Kashmir Zone police wrote on Twitter.
They mentioned Sharma was once rushed to a sanatorium however he succumbed to the wounds. “There was once armed guard in his village. House cordoned off. Main points shall apply,” police mentioned.
ALSO READ | 9 Kashmiri Pandits killed in Jammu and Kashmir in 3 years: Government
In the meantime, a pall of gloom descended at the sufferer’s village.
The deceased labored as an ATM guard in a financial institution however had no longer been reporting to responsibility of overdue following an previous spate of terror assaults on his group participants, his colleagues mentioned.
Political events condemned the killing, terming it “mindless”. “Deeply saddened to listen to of the dying of Sanjay Pandith of Achan in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. Sanjay was once operating as a financial institution safety guard and was once killed in a militant assault previous as of late. I unequivocally condemn this assault and ship my condolences to his family members,” Nationwide Convention (NC) chief Omar Abdullah mentioned in a tweet.
Deeply saddened to listen to of the dying of Sanjay Pandith of Achan in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. Sanjay was once operating as a financial institution safety guard & was once killed in a militant assault previous as of late. I unequivocally condemn this assault & ship my condolences to his family members.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) February 26, 2023
Other folks’s Democratic Birthday celebration (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti blamed the BJP-led Centre for failing to offer protection to Kashmiri Pandits. The previous Jammu and Kashmir leader minister additionally hit out on the perpetrators of the assault. Chatting with newshounds right here, she mentioned, “A couple of days in the past, right-wing terrorists killed two Muslims in Rajasthan. Nowadays, you could have killed a Hindu. What’s the distinction between you and them?” Mufti accused the BJP executive of endangering the lives of minorities in Kashmir whilst projecting an image of normalcy within the valley.
NC’s leader spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq condemned the killing, announcing it was once an unlucky incident. “As the bulk group, we will have to be sure that the security of the minorities,” he mentioned, including that the federal government has failed to take action.
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