Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India],
February 27 : Hundreds of Kashmiris turned out for the last rites of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma, who was shot dead by terrorists at a marketplace in Pulwama on February 26.
A police officer said Sharma was shot dead by terrorists in Achan area of Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday morning.
A critically injured Sharma was rushed to a nearby hospital, with the help of locals. However, he succumbed to his bullet injuries.
Earlier, suspected terrorists had opened fire on Asif Ganai, a local, outside a mosque in the Anantnag district. The man, however, survived the attack.
Mufti said, “BJP has failed in protecting the lives of our minorities.”
She also added that the BJP uses such incidents to put a stain on the “image of Muslims in the country.(ANI)