J&K: Migrant Kashmiri Pandit teacher shot dead by terrorists in Kulgam district

NEW DELHI: A migrant Kashmiri Pandit high school teacher was shot dead by the terrorists in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
Rajni Bala (36), a Hindu and resident of Samba (Jammu division), sustained injuries when terrorists fired at her in Gopalpora area of Kulgam where she was posted as a teacher, police said.
An injured Bala was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival, the officials said.
"The terrorists involved in this gruesome terror crime will be soon identified and neutralised," the police said. Meanwhile, the entire area attack has been cordoned off to nab the assassins.

This is the second killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in the month of May. Earlier this month, two civilians – including Kashmiri Pandit employee Rahul Bhat -- and three off-duty policemen were killed in Kashmir by the terrorists.
These deaths follow a series of killings that have been happening since August 5, 2019, the day when the Union government stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and downgraded it to a Union territory while simultaneously bifurcating the region into J&K and Ladakh UTs.
(With inputs from agencies)