The next evening, after the funeral of the slain militant, a mob of 200 set the political worker’s home ablaze, probably blaming the family for the death of the militant. Locals in south Kashmir see the attacks by militants as a retaliation to the vandalism at their homes. Meanwhile, two videos emerged on social media on Sunday, which captured militants threatening political workers. List of attacks on political workers in Kashmir in a weekOctober 22:Grenade attack on the house of an ex-MLA of the NC in Tral town of Pulwama district. The next day (October 17), a mob of around 200 set the PDP worker’s home ablaze, blaming the family for the death of the militant.

Source: Hindustan Times October 24, 2017 01:41 UTC