INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SRINAGAR: A Kashmiri Pandit man working as a guard of a bank was shot dead by terrorists in south Kashmirs Pulwama district Sunday early
morning in the very first deadly attack given that October in 2015 on the neighborhood that in addition to migrant employees had actually
dealt with a spate of targeted strikes in the Valley.An officer said Sanjay Kumar Sharma, 40, of Achan in Litter town had actually gotten
out of his house to buy groceries when terrorists fired at him
He was taken to the district medical facility, but he died on the way
He is endured by his partner Sunita Sharma, 38
This was the second targeted attack this year on a civilian after terrorists shot and injured the son of a killed policeman in Bijbehara of
Anantnag district on February 24
He is being treated at the military health center in Srinagar.According to official information, the Valley recorded 29 targeted attacks in
2022, consisting of the killing of 5 Kashmiri Pandits, 3 rural representatives or sarpanches, a popular female vocalist, a bank supervisor
from Rajasthan, and a salesperson from Jammu apart from 8 migrant labourers
About 10 migrant employees were wounded in the attacks.Among the Kashmiri Pandit fatalities was 43-year-old farmer Puran Krishan Bhat, who
was shot dead outside his house in south Kashmirs Shopian district on October 15
Cops said Sunday that the killers of the bank guard will be caught and punished quickly
We are acting quickly and investigating, stated DIG (south Kashmir) Rayees Muhammad Bhat.Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha provided his
acknowledgements to the bereaved household and asserted that security forces have actually been offered a free hand to combat such acts of
terrorism securely and decisively
Mehbooba Mufti blames govt for Kashmiri Pandits death; such incidents just benefit BJPKashmiri Pandits, in addition to residents in Pulwama,
reacted quickly and protested against the killing
Govt and BJP4India canot handle 75 lakh Kashmiri Population and want to control PoK and Balochistan
Kashmiri Pandits are eliminated like pets in Kashmir and @HMO India and @office of LG J&K sensing unit the information that Kashmir (is the)
most dangerous place for KPs in this world, tweeted Kashmiri Pandit Sangarsh Samiti (KPSS)
In 2015, widespread demonstrations followed each murder, with Kashmiri Pandits implicating the federal government of using them as cannon
fodder to push through its resettlement and tasks program for the neighborhood without making essential security arrangements.The killings
dented government efforts to transfer Kashmiri Pandits back to their homes in the Valley after more than 2 lakh of them ran away during the
peak of the Pakistan-backed revolt in the 1990s
Political celebrations condemned Sundays killing
BJP staged an anti-Pakistan protest in Jammu, while its J&K unit vice president Yudhvir Sethi said: The Modi federal government has
absolutely no tolerance for such violence and would handle them with an iron hand
Such craven acts wont hinder the willpower of individuals and decision of the country in fighting terrorism
Congress called the attack cowardly and said it is painful that minorities and other innocents are becoming victims of targeted killings in
spite of the federal government making repeated claims that peace has returned to Kashmir.Shiv Senas Manish Sahni demanded a government task
and ex gratia of Rs 1 crore to a member of the slain guys family.(with inputs from Sanjay Khajuria, Jammu)WatchKashmiri Pandit shot dead in
