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J&K: Popular Eatery Krishna Dhaba Owner’s Son Shot, Banned Islamist Outfit Owns Up Attack Calling Victim ‘Outsider’ 

Swarajya StaffFeb 18, 2021, 02:15 PM | Updated 02:15 PM IST
City centre Lal Chowk in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (Abid Bhat/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) 

City centre Lal Chowk in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (Abid Bhat/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) 


In a ghastly incident, the son of the owner of popular food joint Krishna Dhaba was shot at by Islamic terrorists from a close range and was critically wounded, reports Times Now.

Police sources said unidentified gunmen fired at Aakash Mehra, son of the owner of 'Krishna Dhaba' in the high security Sonwar area of the city.


The attack came as a group of foreign envoys is visiting the Kashmir Valley.

Banned terror outfit Muslim Janbaz Force has owned up the responsibility for the attack. As per reports, the outfit says they attacked dhaba man, calling him “an outsider as he desired J&K domicile”.


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