Injured teacher was taken to the hospital, declared dead
Kulgam: Another incident of targeting the minorities in the region of Jammu & Kashmir, a Hindu school teacher was fired at by terrorists in the Kulgam district of the Kashmir region.
36-year-old Rajni Bala, a resident of Samba in the Jammu region, sustained injuries when terrorists fired at her in the Gopalpora area of Kulgam where she was posted as a teacher, police said. She was critically injured and rushed to the hospital where doctors declared her dead-on arrival.
According to the police have said that the terrorists involved in the gruesome crime will be soon identified and neutralised.
The incident happened at a High School in the Gopalpora area of Kulgam. The area has been cordoned off.
Looking into the situation, the National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah called the attack on the teacher a "despicable" act.
"Rajni was from Samba District of Jammu province. A government teacher working in Kulgam area of South Kashmir, she lost her life in a despicable targeted attack. My heart goes out to her husband Raj Kumar & the rest of her family. Another home irreparably damaged by violence," the VP said.
"This is yet another targeted killing in a long list of recent attacks directed at unarmed civilians. Words of condemnation & condolence ring hollow as do the assurances of the government that they will not rest till the situation normalises. May the deceased rest in peace," Mr. Abdullah added.
Recently, a government employee Rahul Bhat was shot dead by terrorists inside his office in central Kashmir's Budgam district triggering massive protests in the region. Mr. Bhat was gunned down by terrorists inside the Tehsil office in Chadoora town three weeks ago. He had got the job of a clerk under the special employment package for migrants in 2010-11.
Moreover, a week ago, Amreen Bhat, a 35-year-old social media influencer, was shot dead by terrorists in the Budgam district. A 10-year-old, the woman's nephew, was also injured in the attack. The attack was carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, police had said.
This is the seventh targeted killing in Kashmir this month. While three of the victims were off-duty policemen, four were civilians.
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