Attacking minority: Terrorists kill 20 Hindus in Kashmir
JAMMU: At least 20 Hindus are feared been killed by terrorists in Kulhan area of Bharat in Doda district, about 200 km north-east of Jammu late Sunday night, according to reports reaching here.
Women and children were among the victims, initial unconfirmed reports said. The terrorists showered bullets and also used sharp-edged weapons to kill the victims, the reports said.
The police have confirmed the incident, on the basis of the reports of terrorists having shot dead some people belonging to the minority community in the hill villages of Jammu region, but did not have exact details on the number of the killed.
"We have sent parties to verify the details. The areas is hilly and far off, it will take a while to confirm the exact details," Deputy Inspector General of Police L D Mohanty said.
Mohanty said initial reports suggested the victims were Hindus, though their exact number was not known.
These killings have come close on the heels of the killings of four Hindu shepherds in Lallalan Galla, a mountainous pass in Udhampur district on Sunday. The fate of three other shepherds is still not known .
"We are on the job," Inspector General of Police S P Vaid said.
No militant outfit has claimed responsibility. They have never taken responsibility for the killings of minority Hindus in Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir.
The killings of Hindus started in Jammu region in August 1993, when for the first time 16 Hindu bus passengers were segregated from others, and shot dead near Kishtwar in Doda district. This trend continued till late 2002. Thereafter, there were a few isolated incidents, till the back-to-back killings this weekend.
Women and children were among the victims, initial unconfirmed reports said. The terrorists showered bullets and also used sharp-edged weapons to kill the victims, the reports said.
The police have confirmed the incident, on the basis of the reports of terrorists having shot dead some people belonging to the minority community in the hill villages of Jammu region, but did not have exact details on the number of the killed.
"We have sent parties to verify the details. The areas is hilly and far off, it will take a while to confirm the exact details," Deputy Inspector General of Police L D Mohanty said.
Mohanty said initial reports suggested the victims were Hindus, though their exact number was not known.
These killings have come close on the heels of the killings of four Hindu shepherds in Lallalan Galla, a mountainous pass in Udhampur district on Sunday. The fate of three other shepherds is still not known .
"We are on the job," Inspector General of Police S P Vaid said.
No militant outfit has claimed responsibility. They have never taken responsibility for the killings of minority Hindus in Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir.
The killings of Hindus started in Jammu region in August 1993, when for the first time 16 Hindu bus passengers were segregated from others, and shot dead near Kishtwar in Doda district. This trend continued till late 2002. Thereafter, there were a few isolated incidents, till the back-to-back killings this weekend.
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