On Thursday, a terrorist murdered Vijay Kumar, a manager at the Ellaqui Dehati Bank's Areh Mohanpora branch in south Kashmir.
It is the eighth targeted killing in the Kashmir Valley since May 1 and the third of a non-Muslim government employee.
Kumar, a resident of Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, had joined the branch only a week ago.
Please click on the images for glimpses of the aftermath of the senseless murder.
Army and other security officials cordon off the Ellaquai Dehati Bank. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com
Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com
IMAGE: Security personnel check passersby after Kumar's murder. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Security personnel check the belongings of passers-by. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Security personnel maintain a strict vigil in the area. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Kumar's body leaves the hospital; he died on his way to the hospital. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com
IMAGE: The branch where Vijay Kumar worked. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com
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