SRINAGAR: Stepping up the targeted killing of non-Muslims and nonlocals in Kashmir, terrorists shot dead a bank official from Rajasthan and a labourer from Bihar on Thursday.
Worried over the spate of killings, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a meeting with top officials including National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and RAW chief Samnat Goel.
Another highlevel meeting is scheduled on Friday in which J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will also participate.
Vijay Kumar, hailing from Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, was a manager with the Ellaquai Dehati Bank at Areh Mohanpora branch in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
He was shot from point-blank range inside the bank premises. Kumar was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries.
CCTV footage of the attack that went viral showed a terrorist with a face mask pulling out a pistol and pumping bullets on Kumar before running away.
In the second incident, militants fired from close range at 22-year-old Dilkush Kumar from Bihar while he was working in a brick kiln at Chadoora area of Budgam district.
Another labourer from Punjab was also shot at but he survived the attack.
A little known militant outfit Kashmir Freedom Fighters claimed responsibility for Kumar’s killing.
“Anyone involved in Kashmir’s demographic change will meet the same fate,” it warned.
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