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JAMMU & KASHMIR

TARGETED TERROR

Unknown gunmen have been selectively killing Kashmiri Pandits and professionals from outside the state.
Amid rumors of mass exodus, the Center takes steps to check the latest round of terror

OUR BUREAU
Srinagar/New Delhi
n the month of May, two civilians
- including Kashmiri Pandit em-
Iployee Rahul Bhat -- and three
off-duty policemen were killed in
Kashmir by terrorists. In October last
year, prominent chemist M L Bindroo
was killed in his shop. For weeks, the
minority community members have
been protesting against targeted kill-
ings and some of them have spoken
about migrating out of Valley.
The government had informed
Parliament in July last year that Kash-
miri Pandits have felt “more secure”
and over 3,800 youngsters from the
community have moved back to Kash-
mir to take up jobs in various districts
under Prime Minister’s rehabilitation
package.
But the situation is changing dras-
tically with Kashmiri Pandits or Indi- Kashmiri Pandits raise slogans while blocking the road during a protest against the killing of a school teacher, who was shot dead by the
ans from other parts of the country militants at the Gopalpora area of Kulgam, in Srinagar on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)
being killed almost on a daily basis.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir on According to Shekhawat, the school teacher was fired at by terror-
on Friday held a high-level security re- Thursday. people in Kashmir, who are against ists in the Kulgam district of the Kash-
view meeting on Jammu and Kashmir These deaths follow a series of reforms are responsible for such in- mir region. A resident of Samba in the
in the wake of recent targeted killings killings that have been happening cidents. “People in Kashmir who are Jammu region, Bala sustained injuries
in the Union Territory. The meeting since August 5, 2019, the day when against reforms and growth are respon- when terrorists fired at her in the Go-
started in the presence of National Se- the Union government stripped Jam- sible for such incidents so that we get palpora area of Kulgam where she
curity Advisor Ajit Doval, Army Chief mu and Kashmir of its special status deviated from the main issue and get was posted as a teacher, police said.
General Manoj Pande, Union Home and downgraded it to Union territory busy with accusations and counter-ac- According to Jammu and Kash-
Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Jammu while simultaneously bifurcating the cusations on the incident”, he added. mir Police, the incident took place at
and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor region into Jammu and Kashmir and The incident occurred at the El- the High School Gopalpora area of
Manoj Sinha. Ladakh UTs. laqie Dehati Bank at Areh Mohanpo- Kulgam. She was taken to the hospital
The meeting was called as three Condemning the killing of the ra in Kulgam. The Rajasthan resident where she succumbed to her injuries.
civilians and two security person- bank manager in Jammu and Kash- later succumbed to his injuries. The incident took place days af-
nel were killed only in the month of mir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, The family of the bank manag- ter Kashmiri TV actor Amreen Bhat
May that including Kashmiri Hin- Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra er said that the slain bank manager was killed by unidentified terrorists in
dus. Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Singh Shekhawat said that the “cow- was preparing for exams to be able to Budgam’s Chadoora area in Jammu
Kashmir are holding protests in Sri- ard terrorists will not be spared”. join at a better position in some other and Kashmir on May 25, while her
nagar against the killings by terrorists. Vijay Kumar was a resident of state. “In small banks in remote plac- 10-year-old nephew was injured.
A 36-year-old migrant Kashmiri Hanumangarh in Rajasthan and es, PO is the manager. He was prepar- Earlier, Rahul Bhatt, an employ-
Pandit and high school teacher Rajni was working in Kulgam, Jammu and ing for exams so that he could become ee of the Tehsil office in the Budgam
Bala was shot dead by terrorists in the Kashmir. Union Minister Shekhawat Branch Manager and shift to some district’s Chadoora, was shot dead by
Kulgam district of Jammu and Kash- said, “Vijay Kumar, the resident of other state. We wanted him to come terrorists in the Budgam on May 12,
mir recently. The terrorists also killed Hanumangarh (Rajasthan), a bank to Rajasthan. But everything hap- reminding the Jammu and Kashmir
one labourer and injured another in employee serving in Kashmir, passed pened so suddenly. We are shocked,” administration of a targeting killing.
another fresh attack in Magraypo- away after becoming a victim of the said his father. Meanwhile, a day after a school
ra village and the Chadoora area of hatred of fundamentalists.” Earlier on Tuesday, Bala, a Hindu Continued at next page... >>

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