SRINAGAR: In a tragic incident marking the primary focused killing of 2024, two residents of Punjab fell sufferer to a militant assault in Srinagar on Wednesday night.
The Indian Categorical reported that Amritpal Singh (31) and Rohit Masih (27) had been fatally shot at shut vary simply exterior their rented lodging at Shaheed Gunj. Singh handed away instantly, whereas Masih succumbed to his accidents on Thursday morning at a Srinagar hospital. Each hailed from the Chamyari village of Punjab’s Amritsar district and had been neighbours.
Singh, a carpenter who had been working in Kashmir for the previous 5 years, had persuaded Masih to affix him to earn a dwelling. Like many migrant staff, Singh returned to his village throughout the winter and had been residence since Diwali.
Cupboard minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal visited the bereaved households, providing a compensation cheque of Rs 2 lakh every. The JK authorities supplied speedy help of Rs 1 lakh to every household.
The focused killing sparked outrage amongst political events, locals, and the broader neighborhood within the valley, who denounced the assault as “cowardly and shameful.”
Members of civil society, the merchants federation, numerous social organisations and residents from numerous elements of Kashmir gathered for a candlelight march to denounce the killing of the 2 harmless civilians in Srinagar.
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