Pulwama: A security guard at a bank was shot dead by suspected militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on the morning of February 26, 2023.

According to officials, ” On Sunday morning, suspected militants fired at Sanjay Sharma in Achan village, Pulwama. Sharma, who was critically injured in the attack, was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to injuries”.

The Kashmir zone police took to Twitter to share the incident. It tweeted, “Terrorists fired upon one civilian from minority namely Sanjay Sharma, S/O Kashinath Sharma R/O Achan Pulwama while on way to the local market. He was shifted to the hospital however, he succumbed to injuries. There was an Armed guard in his village. The area was cordoned off. Details shall follow.”, through its official Twitter.

 

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This is the first fatal attack on a Kashmiri Pandit in the Valley since October. A Kashmiri Pandit farmer Puran Krishan Bhat was gunned down by suspected militants outside his house in Chowdhary Gund village of Shopian in October last year.

There has been a series of attacks on Kashmiri Pandits and other members of the minority community in the Valley since the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in 2019.

The Kashmiri Pandit community condemned the incident and blamed the government.

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