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Krishna Dhaba owner’s son cremated; kin demand action against culprits | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 28: After losing his 10-day-long battle for life, the son of a popular eatery owner in Srinagar was cremated here amid protests by mourners who demanded severe action against the culprits. A pall of gloom descended on Janipur locality of the city as the body of Akash Mehra was received by his wailing relatives and neighbours at his residence. Mehra, son of the owner of popular eatery Krishna Dhaba, was shot at by terrorists on February 17 and breathed his last at a hospital in Srinagar early Sunday. “Woke up to extremely distressing news. Young Akash Mehra who was shot at by terrorists at Krishna Dhaba has succumbed to his injuries at SMHS Hospital. I share the pain and grief of his family and stand by them as they mourn this inconsolable loss. May his soul rest in peace,” Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor of Srinagar in a tweet. On February 17, terrorists belonging to the ‘Muslim Jaanbaz Force’, an offshoot of proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba attacked Krishna Dhaba’ in Srinagar’s Durganag area when 24 foreign diplomats were visiting the union territory. Meanwhile Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday expressed grief over the death of Akash Mehra and said militants would never succeed in their nefarious designs. Mehra, the son of the owner of a popular eatery here, was shot at by militants on February 17. He succumbed to injuries on Sunday. ‘’Saddened to hear about the tragic loss of Akash Mehra, son of the owner of Krishna Dhaba in Srinagar. Condolences to the bereaved family. May God give strength to the family to bear this irreparable loss,’’ Sinha said on Twitter. He said the perpetrators of the attack would be brought to justice. ‘’Terrorists will never succeed in their nefarious designs, and those responsible for such heinous acts shall be brought to justice,’’ he said in another tweet. |
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