Protests After Another Kashmiri Pandit is Killed in Kashmir

Militants shot dead a Kashmiri Pandit in Choudry Gund area in South Kashmir's Shopian district on October 15, 2022. Preliminary reports suggested that the victim was fired upon by militants on the lawns of his residential house. The police said militants fired upon the civilian while he was on way to an orchard in Chowdari Gund Shopian. "The area has been cordoned off. Search is in progress," the police said.

The victim was identified as Pooran Krishan Bhat son of Tarak Nath Bhat. Militants have killed several members belonging to the minority community in Kashmir this year, including a school teacher and a government employee, all seen as soft targets.

Protests broke out in Jammu raising demands for security and safety. BASIT ZARGAR captures the sorrow and the anger in Kashmir and Jammu in photographs: