Vijay Kumar tied the knot in February this year and was due to return to his native place here next month for 10-15 days. But destiny did otherwise, his father Om Prakash Beniwal said on Thursday as his son was shot dead by terrorists inside a bank in Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Kumar, a resident of Bhagwan village here, used to work as a manger in Elaki Dehati Bank in Areh Mohanpora branch of South Kashmir district. Recently he was posted there.
“He had called recently and promised to come home for 10-15 days in July. We wanted him to settle down in Rajasthan but the destiny was different,” said Beniwal, a government school teacher. Kumar’s family members and wife were in deep shock after hearing the news. Her father said that Kumar had married in February this year. Kumar’s body will be brought to his village on Friday, where he will be cremated.
“The way outsiders are being targeted in Jammu and Kashmir, it will not be easy to work there. For this the government should devise some strategy,” said Kumar’s father. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot also condemned the killing. Gehlot said the BJP-led NDA government at the Center has failed to restore peace in Kashmir.
“The killing of Mr. Vijay Kumar, a resident of Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, working in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, by terrorists is highly condemnable. I pray to God to give peace to his soul and courage to his family.” He said that the central government should ensure the safety of citizens in Kashmir.
“Such killing of our citizens by terrorists will not be tolerated,” he said. Pilot said, “The brutal targeted killing of Kashmiri Pandits and others is exposing the real situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Kendra is not able to control the situation. The Center should act strictly and keep a check on terrorist activities. My condolences are with those killed by terrorists and their family members.” Kumar’s killing is the eighth targeted killing of a non-Muslim government employee in the Valley since May 1. Two days ago, in Samba district of Jammu. Rajni Bala, a Hindu female teacher of the U.S., was shot dead by terrorists at a government school in Gopalpora, Kulgam. On May 12, clerk Rahul Bhat was shot dead inside the Tehsildar’s office in Chadoora tehsil of Budgam district.
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