Jammu and Kashmir: 2 teachers killed as terrorists open fire in Srinagar's Eidgah area

The JKPCC expressed grave concern over the rising incidents of selective and targeted killings in Kashmir. JKPCC chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, vice president Raman Bhalla, general secretaries Yogesh Sawhney and Thakur Manmohan Singh in a joint statememt strongly condemned the gruesome killings of the two school teachers. "It is very unfortunate and highly condemnable and has caused sense of insecurity and fear in the minds of innocent civilians, especially minority community and non-locals," Sharma said.

Due to killing of huge numbers of terrorists, destruction of their support structures, terrorists' handlers across got frustrated, changed their strategy & started targeting unarmed policemen, politicians, civilians from minority communities including women. In all such cases, terrorists have been using pistols. These acts are committed by newly recruited terrorists or those who are about to join terrorists' rank. In some cases, OGWs have been found directly involved:  Kashmir IG Vijay Kumar to ANI

A total of 28 civilians have been killed by terrorists in 2021. Out of 28, five persons belong to local Hindu and Sikh communities and 2 persons are non-local Hindu labourers: Kashmir IG Vijay Kumar to ANI

Kashmiri Pandits staged a demonstration against the killing of civilians in Kashmir and demanded security for minorities, in Muthi area of Jammu.

The targeted terror attacks on innocents are part of an attempt to disturb communal harmony here. All efforts will be made to ensure that (terrorists') attempts don't succeed. We had no such specific inputs. This is part of a well-thought-out conspiracy in the backdrop of increasing tourist influx and planned industrial investment in Kashmir: J&K LG Manoj Singh on recent terror attacks in Kashmir

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti visited the residence of Makhan Lal Bindroo in Srinagar who was killed by terrorists on Tuesday. "It's a failure of double engine govt. I fear that after these incidents, they will get an excuse to put more restrictions on Kashmir," she says

We strongly condemn such attacks. We are worried about the cross border terrorism and are discussing the issue at various platforms: MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on recent terrorist attacks in Jammu & Kashmir

We'll not tolerate these attacks on our community. I've appealed to all Sikh govt employees to boycott offices till govt arrests the culprits & takes steps to ensure security of Sikhs in Kashmir: Jagmohan Singh, president, All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee in Srinagar

These recent incidents of targeting civilians are to create an atmosphere of fear, communal disharmony here. This is a conspiracy to target local ethos & values & defame local Kashmiri muslims. This is being done on instructions from agencies in Pak: J&K DGP Dilbag Singh

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs a security meeting with NSA Ajit Doval, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, and the Intelligence Bureau chief Arvind Kumar in his North Block office in Delhi. The meeting, which also saw the participation of CRPF chief Kuldiep Singh and BSF Director General Pankaj Singh, lasted for around 2.45 hours

The elements backed by Pak behind this. We should all come out on the streets and take a stand as a society that we'll not allow this..I appeal to all communities to stand together. Kashmir belongs to people of all religious beliefs: Srinagar mayor on recent civilian killings.

According to reports, the terrorists checked the I-cards before gunning down the teachers.