Terrorists opened fire on high school teacher Rajni Bala in Gopalpora area of Kulgam. 36-year-old Rajni was hit by multiple bullets. The teacher died on the way to the hospital. Earlier on May 12, a Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat was also shot dead by terrorists entering his office.
However, both the killers of Bhat were killed by the security forces in an encounter in Awantipora. He killed Amrina at the behest of Lashkar’s commander Latif.
Omar Abdullah has expressed grief over the incident. He said, ‘It is very sad. This is another attack on the list of target killings of unarmed civilians. Unless the government gives assurance of normalcy, words like condemnation and condolence are empty. We will not rest in peace.