Home Minister Amit Shah chairs security meeting over J&K targetted killings
India Today
The meeting is being attended by the National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, Army chief General Manoj Pandey, J&K top cop Dilbaug Singh and the chief of the country’s foreign intelligence agency R&AW, Samant Goel.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is chairing a high-level meeting in Delhi over the recent spate of targetted killings in Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting is being attended by the National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, Army chief General Manoj Pandey, J&K top cop Dilbaug Singh and the chief of the country’s foreign intelligence agency R&AW, Samant Goel.
The Union Territory has been witnessing a spike in the number of targetted killings over the last few months. Eight people have been killed since May 1. On Thursday, a labourer from Bihar, Dilkhush Kumar (17), was shot by terrorists in Budgam. While in Kulgam, a bank employee from Rajasthan was killed the same day. It was the eighth targetted killing and the third non-Muslim government employee killed.
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On Wednesday, the Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha decided to transfer all Hindu government employees to the district headquarters in the Kashmir valley following a high-level meeting with top officials from both the police and civil administration in Srinagar.
The Hindu government employees, serving in the far-flung areas, will be transferred to district HQs in the Kashmir valley while the government will ensure proper security and secure accommodation for all Hindu government employees in J&K.
Employees too have been protesting against the recent attacks. They are seeking transfer to Jammu from Kashmir. Last month, over 350 government employees in the Kashmir valley, all Kashmiri Pandits, submitted their resignations to Manoj Sinha, a day after their colleague, Rahul Bhat, was murdered by terrorists. The Pandits said they no longer feel safe.
