Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Friday visited the residence of Puran Krishan Bhat who was killed by the terrorists in Chowdhary Gund village of Shopian district on October 15.

 

 

Bhat’s family resides in Muthi area of Jammu city and LG along with other officers of civil administration and Police visited the house of Bhat and offered his condolences to his wife, children and other relatives.

 

 

Met the family members of martyr Shri Puran Krishan Bhat Ji at their residence in Jammu and offered my condolences. Administration to provide a permanent government job to his wife and every possible help to the family,” Sinha wrote on his official Twitter handle.

 

 

 

Bhat’s brother-in-law A K Raina told reporters that LG has assured them that the culprits will be brought to book." The case in under investigation. It is at it’s conclusion” he said. He also thanked the LG for sparing time to express solidarity with them.

 

 

Raina said the family raised the issue of job, education for children and ex gratia besides shifting household items from Choudharygund to Jammu.

 

 

" The LG has assured us all support,” he said adding that the demand for registration of families as migrants was raised with him and he assured us of support in the matter.

 

 

Choudharygund residents have submitted a memorandum to the LG seeking the registration of 13 families as migrants in Jammu in the wake of recent targeted killings in Kashmir. Of the 13 families comprising 43 members, 10 had left Choudharygund village in Shopian district and reached Jammu on October 26. Remaining three had reached the city earlier.