After a wait of over 20 long years, justice was delivered to the next of kin of Dharam Singh, brutally killed by terrorists along with four other villagers from the Kotranka area of frontier Rajouri district on June 28, 2005.
During this time, Naseeb Singh, son of Dharam Singh, lived in misery, constant fear and insecurity.
“Akhtar Hussain, a resident of Reasi, was shot dead by terrorists on July 13, 2005. His wife and children endured immense hardship for two decades. It had left a deep scar on the family".
On November 15, 2004, SPO Sanjeet Kumar was murdered along with his friend by two terrorists in Balan Tundwa, Kishtwar, while they were preparing for a neighbour's wedding.
On Thursday, Next of Kins (NoKs) of all these victims of terrorism of Jammu Division received an appointment letter from Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at a simple ceremony.
Appointment letters were also handed over to 22 beneficiaries in Age relaxation cases and 19 wards of J&K Police martyrs under Compassionate Appointment Rules SRO-43 and Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme (RAS).
On the occasion, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said, "The dark days in their lives have ended. It is a new dawn of hope and dreams for these families".
With the government job appointment letters to 41 terror victim families, 22 age relaxation cases and 19 wards of J&K Police martyrs, we have fulfilled our commitment,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
Earlier, on July 28, 2025, the Lieutenant Governor had handed over the appointment letters to 94 Next of Kins (NoKs) of terror victims from the Jammu division. The move brings relief to 135 terror victim families from the Jammu Division who were denied justice for decades.
The families of terror victims spoke out fearlessly, recounted decades of terror and hardship and exposed the Pakistan-sponsored terrorists and their local sympathizers.
