Lands or homes forcibly seized from terror-affected families will be liberated, returned: J&K L-G Manoj Sinha 

J&K L-G Manoj Sinha pledges justice for terror victims' families, promising to return seized properties and reopen pending cases.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday (March 15, 2026) pledged to take steps “to secure justice for every terror victim’s family” and reopen pending cases to hold the perpetrators accountable, as he handed over appointment letters to 27 such victims’ family members at Lok Bhavan in Srinagar. 

“I am resolute in securing justice for every terror victim’s family, and pending cases will be reopened to hold perpetrators accountable. We have succeeded in dispelling the shadow of injustice and ushering in a new dawn of justice at the doorsteps of terror victims’ families,” said Mr. Sinha.

Around 400 families of terror victims have been provided employment by the L-G administration so far.

“For decades, relatives of our poor and vulnerable brothers and sisters, felled by terrorists’ bullets, had clung to the hope of redress. The campaign launched from Baramulla last year has provided these families with support, courage, and renewed self-belief,” said Mr. Sinha.

He stated it was not merely an administrative exercise of signing papers, shuffling files, or filling posts, “but a profound commitment to justice”.

“I have repeatedly affirmed that lands or homes forcibly seized from terror-affected families will be liberated and returned, and cases yet to undergo investigation will receive impartial and transparent probes,” he said.