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It’s a truth sad and discomfiting in equal measure attacks by militants in Kashmir rarely go beyond fleeting headlines unless the casualty count is high. Recurring as they have been over the years, the mayhem these attacks wreak serve to buttress the status quo that of a blasé acceptance of chaos as a way of life in the Valley. And so, if a new wave of fear and loathing has gripped this lost paradise since a gunman walked into an eatery in a high security zone of Srinagar and shot at its 22-year-old co-owner, is there reason to suspect that the status quo has been breached…for the worse?
After Krishna Dhaba, terrorists attacked the proximity of Shiv Shakti sweet shop in Srinagar s Barzulla neighbourhood. Terrorist attack in Srinagar near Shiv Shakti sweet shop | Photo Credit: Times Now
Srinagar: After Krishna Dhaba, unidentified terrorists attacked the neighbourhood of Shiv Shakti sweet shop in Srinagar s Barzulla resulting in the death of two policemen. Shortly later, the gunmen were caught on CCTV footage obtained from the area. Terrorists attacked a police party in Barzulla area of district Srinagar. In this terror incident, two policemen got injured. They have been shifted to a hospital for treatment. Area cordoned off. Further details shall follow, Kashmir Zone Police said in a tweet from their official Twitter account. The attack took place a few metres from a police station. Prima facie, the attack was aimed at police officials and not at the sweet shop.
Updated Feb 19, 2021 | 12:33 IST
Suspected terrorists had shot at the son of the owner of popular food joint ‘Krishna Dhaba’ in Srinagar s high-security Durganag area on Wednesday night. Krishna Dhaba in Srinagar
Srinagar: In a big breakthrough in the Jammu and Kashmir eatery attack case, the police have arrested three suspects and also seized the motorcycle which was used to carry out the attack.
It may be recalled that three suspected terrorists belonging to the banned outfit ‘Muslim Janbaz Force’ had carried out the attack on Wednesday night when 24 foreign diplomats were visiting the union territory.
The attackers had shot at the son of the owner of popular food joint ‘Krishna Dhaba’, which is located in the high-security Durganag area here. The victim, Akash Mehra, was hit by bullets from a close range and sustained critical injuries in the attack.
Updated Feb 19, 2021 | 20:34 IST
CCTV footage helped Kashmir Police identify and arrest three terrorists behind the cowardly attack. The bike used in the crime was recovered; the attack carried out at the behest of Lashkar commander Gazi. Krishna Dhaba in Srinagar where the attack took place | Photo Credit: Times Now
Jammu: One of the three newly recruited terrorists, who attacked the son of the owner of Krishna Dhaba - an iconic vegetarian food joint in Srinagar – had undergone pistol training in a forest belt of Pahalgam in south Kashmir.
This came to light during the interrogation of one of the three terrorists, who were nabbed by Kashmir Police in connection with the Krishna Dhaba attack.