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‘Return of 1990 horror in J&K’: Rahul Bhat’s distraught family demands justice

Rahul Bhat’s family drowned in sadness over the cold blooded murder remain inconsolable with tears continuously rolling down their eye

New Delhi: The Hindu community, enraged over selective killing of a Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat, held protests at several places in Kashmir on Friday and demanded stringent action against the perpetrators.

With selective design of targeting & killing a member of the Hindu community, the spectre of 1990s horror has come back to haunt the valley. In last 6 months, more than 7 members of the ‘minority’ community have been selectively killed including 2 Kashmiri Pandits, 1 Sikh & 2 Hindus. Those demanding justice for Rahul Bhat are also saying that it is Hinduphobia that led to his death.

Meanwhile, Rahul Bhat’s family drowned in sadness over the cold blooded murder remain inconsolable with tears continuously rolling down their eyes. His family members including mother, father & uncle, all are demanding justice for their deceased son while also lashing out at the administration for slack security mechanism.

The 36-year-old Rahul Bhat was working as a clerk at Tehsildar office in Budgam district when he was singled out and gunned down. Terrorists barged into his office in broad daylight and shot him down.

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When Rahul Bhat’s father got to know about the incident, he called up Deputy Commissioner of Budgam but his calls went unanswered. Later, speaking to mediapersons, he said that they had sought transfer of son from current posting but their pleas were unheard of.

“There was no security arrangement in office. We demand an inquiry from the government. We had earlier written to the government for the transfer of our son, but nothing happened,” his father said.

His mother kept crying copiously over the sudden tragic death of son. All she could say was ‘I don’t know what happened… I have no idea.’
Rahul Bhat is survived by his wife & 3-year old daughter.