Kashmiri pandit female school teacher shot dead in Kulgam by terrorists inside school premise

A Migrant teacher was shot dead by terrorists in Gopalpora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday, police said.

Rajni Bala (36) of Samba in Jammu region sustained injuries when terrorists fired at her in Gopalpora area of Kulgam where she was posted as a teacher, they said.

An injured Bala was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival, the officials said.

They said the area has been cordoned off and a manhunt launched to track down the assailants.

Kashmir Zone Police tweeted about the firing on a woman teacher at the High School Gopalpora area of Kulgam.

#Terrorists #fired upon one woman #teacher at High School Gopalpora area of #Kulgam. In this #terror incident, she has received #critical gunshot injuries. Being shifted to hospital. Area has been #cordoned off. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) May 31, 2022

This is the second killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in the month of May. On May 12, Rahul Bhat was shot dead inside the tehsildar's office in Chadoora tehsil of Budgam district.

This is also the seventh targeted killing in Kashmir in the month. While three of the victims were off-duty policeman, four were civilians. 

Rajni Bala was posted in a school in Kulgam after being recruited under the Prime Minister's rehabilitation package for Kashmiri migrants.

"Another targeted attack against a migrant government teacher in Kulgam area of South Kashmir. Reports of her condition are conflicting. Praying that she survives the attack." tweeted former chief minister Omar Abdullah.