Tag: Pandit death

  • Kashmiri Pandit shot useless, brother injured in militant assault in Jammu and Kashmir

    Via PTI

    SRINAGAR: A Kashmiri Pandit died and his brother was once injured when they had been shot through militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police mentioned.

    A police respectable known the deceased as Sunil Kumar and the injured as Pintu Kumar. “Terrorists fired upon civilians in an apple orchard in Chotipora space of #Shopian. One particular person died and one injured. Each belong to minority neighborhood. Injured particular person has been shifted to sanatorium. House #cordoned off. Additional main points shall practice,” a police spokesperson mentioned.

    Militants have stepped up assaults within the Kashmir valley during the last week. A policeman was once killed in Nowhatta on Sunday and a migrant labourer in Bandipora ultimate week. Two grenade assaults happened in Budgam and Srinagar districts on Monday.

    SRINAGAR: A Kashmiri Pandit died and his brother was once injured when they had been shot through militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police mentioned.

    A police respectable known the deceased as Sunil Kumar and the injured as Pintu Kumar. “Terrorists fired upon civilians in an apple orchard in Chotipora space of #Shopian. One particular person died and one injured. Each belong to minority neighborhood. Injured particular person has been shifted to sanatorium. House #cordoned off. Additional main points shall practice,” a police spokesperson mentioned.

    Militants have stepped up assaults within the Kashmir valley during the last week. A policeman was once killed in Nowhatta on Sunday and a migrant labourer in Bandipora ultimate week. Two grenade assaults happened in Budgam and Srinagar districts on Monday.

  • J&Ok admin to shape SIT to probe killing of Kashmiri Pandit in Budgam

    By way of PTI

    SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir management on Friday introduced the formation of a distinct investigation group (SIT) to probe the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit worker in Budgam district. It additionally mentioned a central authority process can be equipped to the spouse of the slain worker.

    Rahul Bhat was once shot at and seriously injured through militants in his place of business at Chadoora in Budgam district on Thursday. He succumbed to accidents at a sanatorium in Srinagar.

    “A call has been taken to represent particular investigative group to probe all of the facets of the despicable terror assault. The SHO of the involved police station has additionally been hooked up,” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha tweeted.

    He additionally introduced a central authority process for Bhat’s spouse and mentioned the management will endure the training bills of his daughter.

    “J&Ok management to supply a central authority process to Rahul Bhat’s spouse in Jammu and fiscal help to the circle of relatives. The federal government will endure instructional bills of the daughter,” Sinha added.

    Bhat’s killing has evoked protests from Kashmiri Pandits, who’re operating within the Valley beneath the High Minister’s Employment Bundle for the migrants.

    On Friday, police had to make use of tear smoke shells and hotel to baton fee to disperse a gaggle of protesting migrant staff at Sheikhpura in Budgam who have been on their strategy to Srinagar World Airport to protest towards the killing.

    In the meantime, district management Srinagar has brushed aside reviews about mass resignation through Kashmiri Pandit staff.

    “The social media reviews of resignations through Migrant staff are denied as no such letter of resignation(s) were gained through the management. Carrier-related problems are being addressed in time-bound approach, in (a) week,” it tweeted from its reliable take care of.

  • Slain Kashmiri Pandit’s circle of relatives calls for probe as mourners flock his Jammu space

    Via PTI

    JAMMU: Mourners flocked the home of a Kashmiri Pandit executive worker shot lifeless through terrorists within his place of work in central Kashmir’s Budgam district Thursday, as his circle of relatives and kinfolk waited for his frame and the daddy demanded a probe into the incident.

    Rahul Bhat, who had were given the process of a clerk below the particular employment package deal for migrants in 20120-11, was once gunned down through terrorists within the Tehsil place of work in Chadoora the town.

    “His frame must be returned right away and an inquiry ordered into the incident to spot all those that are curious about his cold-blooded homicide,” his father Bita Bhat mentioned at his Durga Nagar place of abode within the outskirts of Jammu.

    Wails and shrieks crammed the home as mourners together with neighbours and kinfolk rushed to convenience the circle of relatives after listening to in regards to the killing of Bhat, who was once in his early 30s.

    “I used to be at a sanatorium accompanying my ill brother when a circle of relatives good friend known as from Kashmir and knowledgeable me in regards to the incident. I attempted to touch the deputy commissioner of Budgam and the involved law enforcement officials however my calls went unanswered,” the daddy informed the mediapersons seeking to submit a courageous face and cling up his feelings.

    He mentioned it was once the duty of the deputy commissioner to a minimum of tell the circle of relatives as his worker was once killed within his place of work chamber in broad-daylight.

    “If an individual is shot within his place of work, no one is protected within the valley, when any such factor has came about this can be a evident instance of the federal government’s failure. The ones serving (a number of the Kashmiri Pandits) there are doing it at their very own chance as the federal government has failed to supply safety to them,” he mentioned.

    A relative of Bhat broke down ahead of the media. “They’ve taken our youngsters for death there and now not for jobs.” Bhat is survived through his oldsters, spouse and a minor daughter. His spouse and daughter had been placing up with him at Sheikhpora migrant colony in Budgam district.

    Rakesh Koul, the BJP municipal councilor in south Kashmir’s Mattan, mentioned the selective killings through terrorists is a reason for worry for the entire group, particularly those that are serving within the valley.

    “We’ve risked our lives and returned to Kashmir with a hope to rebuild a reference to our roots,” he mentioned, as he attempted to console the bereaved members of the family.

    Bhat’s neighbours mentioned he was once an intensive gentleman and the inside track of his killing got here as a surprise for them. Politicians slicing throughout birthday party traces condemned the killing and demanded stern motion towards the perpetrators of violence.

    “The coward Pakistani terrorists have as soon as once more bled the Kashmir through the cold-blooded homicide of Bhat, the ones in the back of the killings may not be spared and will likely be eradicated through our safety forces,” J&Okay BJP president Ravinder Raina mentioned.