• 'Leave Or Face Death': Terror Group In Threat Letter To Kashmiri Pandits

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    'Leave Or Face Death': Terror Group In Threat Letter To Kashmiri Pandits

    In a letter addressed to the president of the migrant colony in Hawal, the group ordered 'migrants and RSS agents' to "leave or face death."


    Digital Desk: A terrorist organization, Lashkar-e-Islam, has sent a threat letter to Kashmiri Pandits residing within the Hawal transit in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. In a letter addressed to the president of the migrant colony in Hawal, the group ordered 'migrants and RSS agents' to "leave or face death."


    The threat letter, signed by the Commander of Lashkar-e-Islam, claimed that there was "no space for Kashmiri Pandits who want another Israel in Kashmir to kill Kashmiri Muslims", consistent with a report by India Today.


    The terror group also threatened Kashmiri Pandits to "be ready for target killing" if they didn't leave. "Double/triple your security; be ready for target killing. You will die," the letter further stated.


    The letter came following the death of Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit, who was shot dead by terrorists at an office in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district. He was shot dead by terrorists inside the Tehsil office in Chadoora town on May 12.


    Following the attack, the Kashmiri Pandit community held protests across Jammu and Kashmir and urged the government to supply security to them.


    The Jammu and Kashmir Police said three terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who was involved in killing Rahul Bhat, were gunned down by security forces.


    The govt has ordered an inquiry into Bhat's killing, and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted. "Bhat's murder was a targeted killing, and an effort has been made to make an environment of fear and terror. He was a really good employee. We have constituted an SIT over the difficulty. The SHO has been attached. The SIT will investigate all the angles," Jammu and Kashmir elected official Manoj Sinha said.


     Sinha stated that some people are making the utmost effort to disturb peace in Kashmir and appealed to political parties and customary people to stay united. "Some people try to disturb the atmosphere, but I would like to inform them that their attempts won't succeed. Two foreign terrorists involved in the incident (Bhat's killing) are killed, and therefore the police are after the others," he said. "I appeal to all or any the political parties to issue an appeal for social boycott of such elements involved in these incidents (killings)," Sinha added.