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Non local death: No words strong enough to condemn incident, says Mehbooba; It’s against our ethos, says Mirwaiz
On Monday, a non-local man from Chennai died after a stone him in the head at Narbal, the police said.
The deceased, R Thirumani, 32, was travelling in a Tavera vehicle towards Gulmarg when a small group of youngsters threw stones at a few passing vehicles on Gulmarg-Narbal Road.
He was taken to SKIMS, Soura, where he succumbed to his injuries in the evening, a police official said. A girl, identified as Sabreena, was also injured in the incident.
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti visited the hospital and met the family of the deceased and expressed solidarity with them.
In a tweet on Tuesday, the Chied Minister said:
Its truly heartbreaking when a family saves for years to realise their dream of visiting Kashmir & while they are here they face their worst nightmare. I have no words strong enough to condemn this tragic incident or even begin to condole the family. 1/2
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) May 8, 2018
In another tweet, Mehbooba reiterated that without a sustained and meaningful dialogue, Kashmir will be pushed deeper into the vortex of violence.
Without a sustained, meaningful dialogue & outreach, not just from the govt but from the entire country, J&K will get pushed deeper into this vortex of gloom. My deepest condolences to the deceased’s family & my prayers go out to the girl who was injured in the same incident. 2/2
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) May 8, 2018
The Chairman of the Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq also condemned the incident and said that such hooliganism is against our ethos.
Deeply saddened by the news of death of a tourist due to stone pelting. Condemn such hooliganism and https://t.co/pL8iLlWKIL is totally against our ethos of treating tourists as respected guests and brings a bad name to the peoples movement
— Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (@MirwaizKashmir) May 7, 2018
