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| Left: Security deployed at Shopian. Right: Kashmiri Pandit Pintu Kumar being treated in hospital. |
On Tuesday, a Kashmiri Pandit – Sunil Kumar was shot dead while his brother – Pintu Kumar was left severely injured by terrorists at an apple orchard in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.
#Terrorists fired upon civilians in an apple orchard in Chotipora area of #Shopian. One person died and one injured. Both belong to minority community. Injured person has been shifted to hospital. Area #cordoned off. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) August 16, 2022
This is a second attack on non-migrant Pandits in the valley in less than 24 hours. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and political leaders cutting across party lines have condemned the killings.
On Monday - as the country was celebrating its 75th Independence Day - terrorists threw a grenade at a house in Budgam and injured a civilian identified as Karan Kumar Singh. Singh was shifted to a Srinagar hospital.
Despite tight security in view of Independence Day, militants have stepped up attacks in the Kashmir valley over the past week.
A policeman – Sarfaraz Ahmad was killed in Srinagar's Nowhatta on Sunday and a migrant labourer in Bandipora last week. Two grenade attacks took place in Budgam and Srinagar districts on Monday. In a separate attack on the same day, terrorists threw a grenade at a police control room in Srinagar's Batamaloo area. One police personnel was injured.
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