Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday reached out to the family of Kashmiri Pandit employee Rahul Bhat who was killed by terrorists in Chadooora on Thursday.
The J&K administration on Friday announced the formation of a Special Investigations Team to investigate the killing which is believed to have been carried out by Lashkar-e-Toiba militants.
The government also attached the concerned Station House Officer till the probe is completed.
“A decision has been taken to constitute special investigative team to probe all the aspects of the despicable (militant) attack. The SHO of the concerned police station has also been attached,” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said in a tweet.
He also announced that J&K administration will provide a government job to Rahul Bhat's wife in “Jammu” and financial assistance to the family. “The government will bear educational expenses of the daughter,” LG said.
Meanwhile an official spokesman here “denied” “social media reports of resignations by Migrant employees”, saying “no such letter of resignation(s) have been received by the administration.”
“Service related issues are being addressed in time bound manner, in week. The process has been already started,” the official said.
Earlier, Sinha met the relatives of Rahul Bhat. "Met the relatives of Rahul Bhat and assured justice to the family. In this hour of grief, the government stands firmly with Rahul's family. Terrorists and their supporters will have to pay a very heavy price for their heinous act, “LG Sinha said in tweet.
Sinha announced a government job to the wife of Rahul Bhat. “The government will also extend financial assistance to the family and bear educational expenses of the daughter of the deceased,” the Lt Governor said, according to an official statement.
“A special investigative team will be constituted to probe all the aspects of the despicable terror attack. J&K administration to provide a government job to Rahul Bhat's wife in Jammu and financial assistance to the family. The government will bear educational expenses of the daughter”, said the Lt Governor in a tweet.
“A decision has been taken to constitute a special investigative team to probe all the aspects of the despicable terror attack. The SHO of the concerned police station has also been attached. Earlier, the Lt Governor met the relatives of Rahul Bhat and assured justice to the family,” the statement said.
The killing triggered massive protests from the minority community in Kashmir and drew strong condemnation from political parties.