On late Thursday, in Jammu and Kashmir a severe grenade attack took place at the residence of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary, Jasbir Singh, residence at Rajouri district. A two-year-old boy was killed, and six others were injured after terrorists threw a grenade. A police officer said Singh (36), his parents and three other relatives sustained injuries in the attack.
Details About the Incident
Rajouri SHO, Sameer Jalani said that, “It was a terrorist attack. We have initiated investigations under Section 302 IPC, 120-B, 3/4 Explosives Act and 13 UAPA.”
The incident is the latest in a series of attacks on politicians, especially belonging to the BJP, in J&K. On August 9, a village head affiliated with the BJP and his wife were killed by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in Anantnag.
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Lieutenant Governor Manoj Condemns the Incident
Lieutenant governor, Manoj Sinha, was disappointed and grieved over the killing of the minor boy at Khandli bridge in Rajouri. Cutting across party lines, leaders of different political parties have strongly condemned the attack.
Sinha said in a twitter post that, “Strongly condemn the cowardly attack in the house of a political leader in Rajouri in which a 2-year old child was killed & others were injured. My deepest condolences to family & prayers for early recovery of injured. Perpetrators of this heinous act will be brought to justice soon.”
Check the tweet here:
Strongly condemn the cowardly attack in the house of a political leader in Rajouri in which a 2-year old child was killed &others were injured. My deepest condolences to family&prayers for early recovery of injured.Perpetrators of this heinous act will be brought to justice soon.
— Office of LG J&K (@OfficeOfLGJandK) August 13, 2021
Politicians React to the Incident
BJP’s J&K unit chief Ravinder Raina, who met the injured at a Rajouri hospital, has appealed to the police to immediately arrest those responsible. He said that, “We strongly condemn the attack and appeal to Jammu and Kashmir Police to immediately arrest the terrorists responsible for the heinous and cowardly attack. They have claimed the life of an innocent child and injured six others. They will have to pay the price.”
BJP national president JP Nadda also condemned the attack and appealed to the local administration to take some immediate action.
Cutting Across Party Lines, Politicians Demand Justice
The J&K unit of the Congress has demanded enhanced security measures. J&K Congress’ Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma said that, they demand the security be further beefed up in the entire district in view of the reports of fresh attempts of infiltration from across the border.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti extended her sympathies to the victims. She too condemns the grenade attack in Rajouri in which a four year old child was killed & several others injured. “My sympathies with their loved ones,” Mufti said in a Twitter post.
Rajouri Under Complete Shutdown
Meanwhile, Rajouri town observed a complete shutdown to protest the attack. The situation briefly turned tense after a clash broke out when an angry mob burnt tyres and shouted slogans, blaming the police and the civil administration for the attack.
Rajouri SHO Jalani said the shutdown was peaceful and there were no reports of any violence or clashes between the protestors and the police.
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