Panic has gripped three Kashmiri Pandit families in Shopian a day after militants shot at and injured a Pandit shopkeeper Bal Krishan near his shop.
The Pandit families, who had stayed on in the Valley and did not migrate in the 1990s, have maintained silence and refused to talk to the media for fear of retribution after the attack. “We are hopeful that locals will safeguard us, like in the past 30 years,” a minority member said, on the condition of anonymity.
A little-known outfit, the Kashmir Freedom Fighters (KFF), has claimed responsibility for the attack at Choutigam village of Shopian. “The cadre of the KFF shot and critically injured the Kashmiri Pandit. He was hand in glove with the BJP and was also involved in many immoral activities,” a KFF spokesman claimed.
