Terrorists open fire at Kashmiri Pandit shopkeeper in J&K's Shopian
A Kashmiri Pandit shopkeeper was injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district Monday evening after terrorists opened fire at him. The victim--identified as Bal Krishnan of Chotigam village in Shopian--suffered injuries in his hand and leg. Following the attack, the victim was taken to an Army hospital in Srinagar, where doctors stated his condition to be stable.
Why does this story matter?
Notably, this is the fourth such terrorist attack reported from Kashmir in the last 24 hours. The attacks come at a time when the valley is witnessing a peak tourism boom. Thousands of tourists are visiting the valley every day. On March 28, a record 90 flights touched down in the Kashmir valley to drop off and pick up tourists mostly.
Four similar incidents reported within 24 hours
In a separate incident, two non-local laborers were shot at and injured by terrorists in the Lajoora area on Monday afternoon. The injured were identified as Patleshwar Kumar and Jako Chowdhary, both residents of Bihar. On Monday, a CRPF jawan was martyred, and another was injured in Srinagar. The two CRPF men, who received bullet injuries, were shifted to a nearby hospital.
L-G Manoj Sinha condemns the attacks
Meanwhile, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha issued a statement on Monday, condemning the deadly terrorist attacks on civilians and CRPF personnel. "My deepest condolences to the family of martyred HC Vishal Kumar and prayers for the early recovery of the injured. Our security forces will give a befitting reply to perpetrators of despicable attacks," Sinha said.
Several incidents of civilian killing reported
Monday's attacks were followed by an attack on two non-local laborers from Punjab who were shot at by terrorists in Pulwama's Nowpora area. Several incidents of civilian killings and attacks on policemen and politicians have been reported in the Kashmir valley for the last few months. As per police, militants from The Resistance Front have been carrying out targeted killings to disrupt peace.
