Son of a famous local eatery located in the high security zone of Sonwar was shot at from a close range by unidentified terrorists late Wednesday evening in Srinagar.
The daring attack on a civilian took place barely hours after the 24 member delegation of foreign diplomats winded up their day long schedule of meetings aimed at assessing the ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Local police identified the injured victim as Aakash Mehra son of a popular Krishna Dhaba owner Ramesh Kumar Mehta. This is the second major attack on a minority businessman in Srinagar in recent times.
Earlier, a jeweller Satpal Nischal from Punjab settled in Srinagar for several years and was killed in cold blood in the first week of January 2021.Police sources claimed Aakash was shot at from a close range.He took the bullets on his chest and was rushed to a nearby SMHS hospital.
Terror group Muslim Janbaaz Force Jammu and Kashmir has claimed responsibility for the attack on Krishna Dhab in Srinagar outside UN Office.
Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who occasionally visited the eatery in the past condemned the terrorist attack in his tweet. Omar tweeted, "Very sorry to hear about the attack on the Krishna Dhaba in Srinagar, these attacks are unacceptable. I hope the injured person who is himself associated with the dhaba & is undergoing treatment in a city hospital makes a complete & speedy recovery".
Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation in a tweet said, "Deeply anguished to hear about an apparent attack by terrorists at the Krishna Dhaba in Sonwar, Srinagar where a civilian has received injuries. Strongly condemn this act of cowardice and barbarism. My prayers for the speedy and complete recovery of the injured civilian".