According to the sources, it is informed that the incident was an impactful murder, as this was happened by a pistol-wielding non-local businessman from a close distance.
According to a news report, it was informed that on Wednesday in South Kashmir’s Anantnag, a migrant worker was killed by a shotgun and was targeted to refute the normalcy narrative in the valley. The sources also informed us that terrorists are usually habituated to using big arms to kill from a distance, but this incident was an impactful murder as it was committed by a non-local businessman with a pistolwith a pistol from a close distance.
The sources also informed us that the reason behind the killing was to create panic in the Valley during elections. They want to refute the narrative of normalcy in the Valley. They also added that the terrorists don’t want the Indian government’s narrative to successfully bring the situation under control in the Valley. They informed me that the Narendra Modi government has been successful in cracking down on terror and arresting the Over-Ground Worker network in the Valley. In this shrinking terror environment, they want to kill the non-locals and create panic.
According to the sources, it is also said that some more killings will be planned as the apple cultivation season is approaching.On Wednesday, Bihar’s Raja Shah was shot by militants at Jablipora Bijbehara village and died of his injuries. A proxy outfit of the Lashkar-e-Taiba Telegram, which is a Telegram channel that carries propaganda from the Resistance Front (TRF), claimed responsibility for the attack. The terrorists termed the murder a “gift for your elections.”.
The victim who was targeted for the attack was a non-local who came just two days before phase 1 of the Lok Sabha Election in 2024. On April 8, a terrorist attack also took place, in which a non-local tourist cab driver from south Kashmir’s Shopian district was injured. National Conference President Farooq Abdullah claimed that such incidents would hurt the peace, whereas the Anantnag attack was criticised by many political parties. The NC posted in their official account on X that JKNC President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and VP @OmarAbdullah expressed shock and sadness at the news of Rajshah Ji’s death, who succumbed to grievous injuries after being shot at in Bijbehara today. They vehemently condemn the attack, emphasising that such acts of terror hinder peace in J&K.
