Raja Begum of Lilam village in Kupwara waited 26 years for justice. In 1999, terrorists brutally murdered her husband, Ghulam Hassan Lone, sons Javid Ahmed and Irshad Ahmed, and daughter Dilshada after they refused to shelter them.

On June 9, 1992, Wali Mohammad Lone’s son, Bashir Lone, was shot dead by terrorists while returning home from a nearby mosque in Fatehgarh village, Baramulla. A year later, terrorists kidnapped Wali Mohammad Lone’s two other sons, Ghulam Mohiuddin Lone and Abdul Rashid Lone; their bodies were never found.

The terror victim families lived in oblivion. No one came to wipe their tears. The truth about these families was deliberately suppressed.

On Sunday, justice was delivered to both Raja Begum and Wali Mohammad Lone, along with three dozen other terror victim families, when Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha handed over the appointment letters to the members of the 40 terror victim families at Baramulla. “Everyone knew Pakistan-backed terrorists were involved in brutal killings, but no one provided justice to thousands of elderly parents, wives, brothers or sisters”, the Lieutenant Governor said after handing over the appointment letters.

The Lieutenant Governor had met terror victim families in Anantnag on 29th June 2025, and they were assured that eligible NoKs will receive the jobs within just 30 days. The Lieutenant Governor has fulfilled his promise within 15 days. The process will continue till every terror victim’s family is rehabilitated.

The family members, whose loved ones were mercilessly killed by terrorists, narrated the horrifying incidents and exposed the Pakistan-sponsored terrorists and their sympathisers.

The Lieutenant Governor reiterated his commitment to ensure that the terror victim families will receive the justice, jobs, recognition and support they deserve after years of suffering.”Terror victim families, forsaken and forgotten, suffered silently for decades”, he added.

The Lieutenant Governor also issued a stern warning to the conflict entrepreneurs and asked them to stop spreading narratives that harm the sovereignty and integrity of the country. By propagating the narrative of terror outfits in Jammu and Kashmir, they are disrupting the peace established with blood and sweat, he said.

“For almost three decades, conflict entrepreneurs were ruling the roost and even threatened these families. These conflict entrepreneurs had cleverly crafted a singular narrative that painted India as the aggressor and terrorists as victims. This false narrative has been completely demolished. The real victims of terrorism have now exposed Pakistan and terror outfits and unmasked the conflict entrepreneurs,” the Lieutenant Governor said.

The Lieutenant Governor assured the people that those days are over when the family members of dreaded terrorists used to get jobs and the killers of common Kashmiris were rehabilitated.

“We are identifying those elements and removing them from Government jobs. We will rehabilitate the genuine victims of terrorism. There are certain elements who, at the behest of terrorist country Pakistan, are still working to nourish the terror-ecosystem. Appropriate action as per the law will be taken against them and we will realise the dream of a terrorism-free J&K,” he said.

The Lieutenant Governor said that the administration will now reach the doorsteps of all families who have been waiting for justice for decades and jobs, arrangements for their rehabilitation and livelihood will be ensured. He also assured a thorough investigation into the cases of Kashmiri Pandits who Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed.

Helplines have been set up in districts to register grievances of terror victims. We are receiving hundreds of complaints from the 90s also. In many cases, FIRs were not registered, lands were encroached and properties demolished. I assure the people that culprits will not be spared,” the Lieutenant Governor further said.