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Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists gun down police constable in Pulwama

Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists gun down police constable in Pulwama
Written by Srishty Choudhury
May 13, 2022, 02:33 pm 3 min read
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists gun down police constable in Pulwama
Jammu and Kashmir Police constable Riyaz Ahmad Thoker was killed on Friday.

Jammu and Kashmir Police constable Riyaz Ahmad Thoker was shot dead by a suspected terrorist at his Pulwama residence on Friday. "Special Police Officer Riyaz Ahmad Thoker, who was shot at and injured by a terrorist in the Gudaroo area of Pulwama, succumbs to his injuries," the Kashmir Zone Police said. This is the second killing in the Valley in the last 24 hours.

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Protests across J&K over Kashmiri Pandit's killing

On Thursday evening, Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit, who worked at the tehsil office at Chadoora in the Budgam district of J&K was gunned down by terrorists. The killing led to massive protests across the state with government officials staging a demonstration outside J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha's house in Srinagar.

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'Is this how government will take us back to Valley?'

Questioning the safety of Pandits, the victim's father Bitta Ji Bhat, a retired Assistant Police Sub Inspector based in Jammu, asked, "Is this how the government will take us back home to the Valley?" "The government has totally failed to protect Kashmiri Pandits," he added.

Leaders condemn killings
Denied permission to visit Bhat's family, claims Mehbooba Mufti

Meanwhile, former J&K chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti claimed that she had been placed under house arrest and denied permission to visit Bhat's family in Budgam and express solidarity with the protesting Kashmiri Pandits. The police, however, refused to comment on Mufti's claim. Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah also condemned both the killings and tweeted "Targeted killings continue unabated."

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Check out Mufti's tweet

Wanted to visit Budgam to express my solidarity with Kashmiri pandits protesting against GOIs failure to protect them. Have been put under house arrest as the fact that Kashmiri muslims pandits empathise with each other’s pain doesn’t fit into their vicious communal narrative.

— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) May 13, 2022
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This is what Omar Abdullah tweeted

Rahul in his office yesterday, Riyaz Ahmad Thoker, a SPO with JK police, in his own home today. Targeted killings continue unabated. I can’t condemn this killing strongly enough. May Allah grant Riyaz place in Jannat https://t.co/WyYifdHWKe

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 13, 2022
Kashmiri Pandits
Abdullah slams use of tear smoke shells to disperse protesters

Abdullah also slammed the police for using tear smoke shells to disperse the protesting Kashmiri Pandits and termed the police's high-handedness as "shameful". "This is not new for the people of Kashmir because when all the administration has is a hammer every problem resembles a nail. If the LG's government can't protect KPs (Kashmiri Pandits), they have a right to protest," he tweeted.

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Terror group 'Kashmir Tigers' claimed responsibility for attack

The police said two militants were involved in Bhat's killing. They shot him at point-blank with a pistol. Following the attack, a joint team of J&K Police, Army, and paramilitary forces cordoned off the area and a search operation was launched. According to a report by India Today, the little-known terror group Kashmir Tigers claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Srishty Choudhury currently works as a Senior National Writer for NewsBytes. She has previously worked with India Today, Business Standard, Financial Express, and Zee Media in her career spanning over 11 years in print and digital media. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Calcutta University and a PG-Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.
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