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On Tuesday, the assailants shot dead a local Hindu man and wounded his brother. Police blamed militants fighting against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir.
Militants opened fire on his two brothers, who belong to his Hindu minority community in Kashmir, inside an apple orchard in South Chopian district, according to police.
Two people were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds and one died, police said in a statement.
Reinforcement soldiers and police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to catch the attackers.
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Kashmiri villagers carried the body of Kashmiri Hindu Sunil Kumar to Srinagar, India. Carry outside the house in Chotigam village near the south of the city. - Ruled Kashmir. He was shot dead Tuesday morning in an apple orchard by suspected rebels and his brother was injured in the attack, officials said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Kashmir has seen a spate of targeted killings in recent months. Several Hindus, including migrant workers from Indian states, were killed. Police said the killings, includingMuslim village councilors,police officers and civilians, were part of anti-Indian anti-government protests. It says it was done by government forces.
The spate of carnage this year has come as the Indian military continues its counterinsurgency operations across the region amid a crackdown on dissent and press freedom. Critics liken it to militaristic policies.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, each claiming its entirety.
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Rebels in Indian-controlled areas Underor support the rebel goal of uniting the territory as an independent state.
India claims Kashmir militants are Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. Pakistan denies the accusation and most Kashmiris see it as a legitimate freedom struggle. Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict.
Kashmir's Hindu minority, known locally as the Pandits, have long been troubled by their position in the disputed region. Most of the estimated 200,000 of them fled Kashmir in the beginning of the 1990s. About 4,000 of them have returned since 2010 as part of government resettlement programs that providejobsand housing.
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But recent killings have heightened their fears. there is
In May hundreds of people organized simultaneous street protests for the first time in the region after the killing of a Hindu revenue clerk, demanding the government move them to a safer location. did.
