Who Was Behind The Murder Of 3 Civilians In Kashmir? Three Groups Have Claimed Responsibility
It has been nearly 24 hours since three civilians were shot dead by terrorists in separate incidents in Kashmir. But it is still unclear who was behind the dastardly attacks that took the lives of Makhan Lal Bindroo, a prominent Kashmiri Pandit businessman, a roadside vendor identified as Virendra Paswan, and Mohammad Shafi Lone, the president of the local taxi stand.
Three outfits claimed responsibility
A little-known terror outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF), believed to be a shadow outfit of the banned Lasker-e-Taiba, had claimed responsibility for the killings.
According to a purported statement by the TRF's spokesperson Umar Wani, Bindroo was killed because he was an RSS worker while Paswan was a non-local informer of the Intelligence Bureau and Lone was also an informer.
But soon two more outfits, the United Liberation Front and Freedom Seekers of Kashmir also made similar claims.
The attacks on civilians come at a time when there are growing concerns about a possible spike in militancy in Kashmir, following the developments in Afghanistan.?
Though the Taliban has said that it wants good relations with India, there are concerns that Afghanistan could soon become a haven for Pakistan-backed Anti-India groups.
According to a report by the US Congressional Research Service (CRS), Al Qaeda has operated primarily from Pakistan's former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now incorporated into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; and in the megacity of Karachi.
Last month, General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the Army's Srinagar-based 15 Corps or Chinar Corps, Lt Gen D P Pandey had said that there is no need to worry about the possibility of a spillover of Taliban militants into Jammu and Kashmir.
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