Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Tuesday lashed out over the killings of Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir. Stating that he “feels ashamed to be an Indian”, Khan stated that “there can’t be a extra heinous crime than the killing of harmless individuals”. The governor was talking throughout the unveiling of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s statue at Bangar village in Uttar Pradesh.
“There will be no better crime than a homicide, the killing of an harmless. I really feel ashamed as an Indian. If a single individual from my nation has to depart his dwelling and turn into a refugee, no quantity of disgrace will suffice it,” Khan was quoted as saying by information company PTI.
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He additional stated that the Jammu and Kashmir administration is “making an attempt its finest to forestall the concentrating on of the neighborhood.”
Within the final 12 months, a number of incidents of focused killings have taken place within the Kashmir Valley.
On Saturday, a Kashmiri Pandit – recognized as Puran Krishan Bhat – was attacked close to his residence within the Chowdhary Gund space of the south Kashmir district. Bhat was rushed to a hospital in Shopian, however he was declared useless, the police stated. Deputy Inspector Common of Police Sujit Kumar had knowledgeable that the Kashmir Freedom Fighter (KFF) group, the proxy title of a militant outfit, has claimed accountability for the assault.
(With inputs from PTI)
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