J&K: Protests Outside Hurriyat Office In Srinagar Over Killing Of Kashmiri Pandit, Hoardings Defaced

Protesters gathered outside the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat's office in Rajbagh here and staged a sit-in. They blamed the Hurriyat for the bloodshed in Kashmir Valley.

Protestors express their anger by defacing the All Parties Hurriyat office hoarding in Srinagar.

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Officials said a group of people, including social activists, protested outside the Hurriyat Conference office on Monday in response to the killing of Kashmiri Pandit farmer Puran Krishan Bhat by terrorists last week, news agency PTI reported.

Protesters gathered outside the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat's office in Rajbagh here and staged a sit-in. They blamed the Hurriyat for the bloodshed in Kashmir Valley.

Jammu & Kashmir | Protestors express their anger by defacing the All Parties Hurriyat office hoarding in Srinagar, against the killing of Puran Krishan Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit killed by terrorists in Shopian on October 15th. pic.twitter.com/yuQk38As45

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According to officials, protesters daubed "India" on the main gate of the Hurriyat's central building and tore down the separatist amalgam's signboard.

The gate was shut.

According to the officials, protesters included social activists, municipal officials, and Kashmiri Pandits.

According to one of the protesters, the Hurriyat office will be closed soon and an orphanage will be run out of the building.

Another protestor, a Kashmiri Pandit, stated that the people of Kashmir have realised they prefer peace to bloodshed.

Terrorists shot and killed Bhat outside his ancestral home in the Chowdhary Gund area of south Kashmir's Shopian district, where he had gone to tend to his orchards. On Sunday, Bhat was cremated in Jammu.

On Sunday evening, candlelight marches were held across the valley in protest of the killing.

Recent Attacks In Jammu & Kashmir

In August, a Kashmiri Pandit was shot dead and his brother injured after militants opened fire at them in the Shopian. The deceased was identified as Sunil Kumar and his injured brother as Pintu Kumar.

While India celebrated its 75th Independence Day, terrorists threw a grenade at a house in Budgam, injuring a civilian identified as Karan Kumar Singh who was shifted to a Srinagar hospital.

Militants have stepped up attacks in the Kashmir valley targeting minorities and security personnel.

A policeman was killed in Nowhatta and a migrant labourer in Bandipora in August. Two grenade attacks took place in Budgam and Srinagar districts on August 15.