Terrorist attack

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In another attack on Kashmir Pandit incident, a bank security guard named Sanjay Sharma was shot dead. On February 26, terrorists fired upon him, leaving him critically wounded.  He was admitted to a hospital in Pulwama but succumbed to his injuries, confirmed a senior police official. The deceased belonged to a minority group and has been identified as Sanjay Sharma, son of Kashinath Sharma, who worked at bank for 40-years.

In Jammu’s Sidhra area, six members of a family were found dead at their home on August 17. The bodies were shifted to a government medical college and hospital. A probe is underway, and the details related to the death are yet to be ascertained. Earlier on August 17, a Kashmiri pandit was shot dead, following which, security personnel were deployed in the area.

In Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, a policeman has been killed in a grenade attack, said police on August 14. "A grenade incident was reported yesterday night in Qaimoh #Kulgam. In this #terror incident, 01 police personnel namely Tahir Khan R/O Mendhar, Poonch got injured," said Kashmir Zone Police on Twitter. Furthermore, the injured personnel was undergoing treatment at GMC Hospital and succumbed to injuries.

In Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, terrorists opened fire at Gangoo crossing from a nearby apple orchard, on July 17. The shoot out injured Assistant Sub-Inspector Vinod Kumar, who later succumbed to his injuries in a nearby hospital. Following the incidents, reinforcements rushed to the spot, and an operation to track down the terrorists has been initiated. Further details are awaited.