Srinagar: Terrorists shot dead a Kashmiri Pandit in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday afternoon. The victim, identified as Puran Krishan Bhat, was fired upon by terrorists while he was on his way to the orchard at Choudhary Gund in Shopian. Bhat was rushed to a hospital for treatment where he succumbed to his bullet injuries.

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“#Terrorists fired upon a #civilian (minority) Shri Puran Krishan Bhat while he was on way to an orchard in Chowdari Gund #Shopian. He was immediately shifted to the hospital for treatment where he #succumbed. The area was cordoned off. Search in progress, (sic)” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.

#Terrorists fired upon a #civilian (minority) Shri Puran Krishan Bhat while he was on way to orchard in Chowdari Gund #Shopian. He was immidiately shifted to hospital for treatment where he #succumbed. Area cordoned off. Search in progress.@JmuKmrPolice

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) October 15, 2022

Security forces have cordoned off the village and a hunt has been launched to nab the assailants.

The attack on the civilian was carried out after the security forces conducted two anti-terror operations in which four terrorists were neutralized. 

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Kashmiri Pandit Sangarsh Samiti (KPSS) said that the killing was a message to the Union home minister that "everything is not ok" in Kashmir. KPSS president Sanjay Tickoo alleged that authorities are pressurizing the victim's family to perform last rites as soon as possible to show normalcy in the Valley.