Officers probing the killing of J&K councillor Rakesh Pandita by suspected militants in his hometown of Tral last week are also investigating the circumstances of his “movement” in the neighbourhood where he had gone to visit a friend. Pandita, a BJP leader, was shot dead at the friend’s home around 6.30 pm last Wednesday. The officer said Pandita had returned to Tral last Monday from Jammu, where he had gone on May 18 following his father’s death there. He stayed at a designated hotel in Srinagar Monday, and moved to the friend’s house Tuesday, the officer said. “The militants killed Pandita on the spot, and the woman sustained a bullet injury and has been hospitalised,” said the officer.

Source: Indian Express June 06, 2021 22:30 UTC