Debate: Politics & discussions rise over murder of jeweller in J&K's Srinagar

Having lived and worked in Kashmir for 40 years, Satpal Nischal had obtained a domicile certificate last year and purchased a house in the high-security Indira Nagar area of Srinagar city in addition to a shop in the Sarai Bala area, where the terrorists shot him dead.

Under the new laws that followed the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, any citizen of India, who fulfills the mandated requirements, can obtain a domicile certificate and thereby own property in J&K.