Rahul Bhat (35), a Kashmiri Pandit, who worked at the Tehsildar's office in the Chadoora village was shot dead by 2 terrorists who barged into the government office in Budgam district.

The terrorists belonging to Pak-based and globally proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammad are suspected to be involved in the killing, however a terror group 'Kashmir Tigers' claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Members of the Kashmiri Pandit community took to the streets in different parts of the union territory to protest.

Protesters blocked the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway near Vessu village on Thursday evening. In a video from the protest, people can be heard chanting 'We want justice'.

Today's attack is the latest in a series of targeted attacks on migrant workers and local minorities that have been sweeping Kashmir over the last eight months.

Bhat was living in a migrant colony at Sheikhpura in Budgam district and had around eight years of service. He is survived by wife, five-year-old daughter and parents. His father is a retired police officer.