Home Minister Amit Shah meets NSA Doval amid unabated targeted killings in J&K
Jammu and KashmirUnion Home Minister Amit Shah meets National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at North Block, Ministry of Home Affairs, in New Delhi on Thursday. According to reports, the meeting is taking place in the wake of the recent targeted killings in Kashmir. Union Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office Dr Jitendra Singh also attended the meeting.
Militants on Thursday shot dead a Rajasthan bank employee inside the bank premises in Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the eighth targeted killing in the Valley since May 1 and the third killing of a non-Muslim government employee.
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Vijay Kumar, manager of Elaki Dehati Bank at Areh Mohanpora branch of South Kashmir district, sustained serious bullet injuries and died on the way to the hospital. The latest killing led to condemnation by political parties from across the spectrum, including the National Conference and the BJP.
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Hundreds of government employees posted in the Valley today marched in Jammu demanding immediate transfer to their home districts amid unabated targeted killings in Kashmir. Protesters holding placards in support of their demand were taking photographs of Rajni Bala, a school teacher who was shot dead by terrorists at a school in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday, demanding transfer. Slogans. A march was taken out from Press Club to Ambedkar Chowk.
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