Terrorists shot dead a bank employee from Rajasthan in Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, the eighth targeted killing in the Valley since May 1 and the third of a non-Muslim government employee.
Vijay Kumar, a manager with the Ellaqui Dehati Bank at Areh Mohanpora branch in the south Kashmir district, received grievous gunshot injuries on the bank premises and died on his way to the hospital, officials said.
The latest killing led to a chorus of condemnation from political parties across the spectrum, including the National Conference and the BJP. Kumar, a resident of Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, had joined the Kulgam branch only a week ago. He had earlier been working in the Kokernag branch of the bank, co-owned by the Central government, the Jammu and Kashmir administration and the State Bank of India.Security forces had cordoned off the area and a hunt had been launched to nab the attackers, the officials said.On May 31, Rajni Bala, a Hindu woman teacher from Samba district, was shot dead by terrorists at a government school in Gopalpora, Kulgam. On May 12, Rahul Bhat, a clerk, was shot dead at the tehsildar’s office in Chadoora tehsil of Budgam district.Of the eight targeted killings in Kashmir since May 1, three victims were off-duty policemen and five were civilians.
The latest killing led to a chorus of condemnation from political parties across the spectrum, including the National Conference and the BJP. Kumar, a resident of Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, had joined the Kulgam branch only a week ago. He had earlier been working in the Kokernag branch of the bank, co-owned by the Central government, the Jammu and Kashmir administration and the State Bank of India.Security forces had cordoned off the area and a hunt had been launched to nab the attackers, the officials said.On May 31, Rajni Bala, a Hindu woman teacher from Samba district, was shot dead by terrorists at a government school in Gopalpora, Kulgam. On May 12, Rahul Bhat, a clerk, was shot dead at the tehsildar’s office in Chadoora tehsil of Budgam district.Of the eight targeted killings in Kashmir since May 1, three victims were off-duty policemen and five were civilians.
