Bank employee from Rajasthan shot dead in Kashmir's Kulgam district

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot condemned the killing of the Rajasthan resident and said the NDA government has failed to restore peace in Kashmir.

Terrorists shot dead a bank employee from Rajasthan inside the bank premises in Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday, the eighth targeted killing in the Valley since May 1 and the third of a non-Muslim government employee.

Vijay Kumar, a manager with the Ellaqui Dehati Bank at Areh Mohanpora branch in the south Kashmir district, received grievous gunshot injuries and died on his way to hospital, officials said. The latest killing led to a chorus of condemnation from political parties across the spectrum, including the National Conference and the BJP.

Kumar, a resident of Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, had joined the Kulgam branch only