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Indo-Pak war: J&K CM Omar Abdullah visits ADDC Rajouri Raj Kumar Thapa's family, shares condolences

Indo-Pak war: J&K CM Omar Abdullah visits ADDC Rajouri Raj Kumar Thapa's family, shares condolences

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Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah visited ADDC Rajouri Raj Kumar Thapa's family, offering condolences after Thapa was killed by artillery shelling from Pakistan.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday (May 10) paid a visit to the family of ADDC Rajouri Raj Kumar Thapa and shared his condolences.

Thapa, an Additional District Development Officer, was killed by Pakistan's artillery shelling that hit his official residence, critically injuring two of his staff members, early Saturday morning.

Pakistan's indiscriminate attacks on residential areas have already claimed the lives of at least five people, suggest reports.

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Omar Abdullah shares condolences

The J&K chief minister visited ADDC Thapa's residence and shared his heartfelt condolences. On X, the J&K CM office posted pictures of Abdullah with Thapa's family and said that the slain ADDC's "service and sacrifice will never be forgotten," adding that the "Government stands firmly with his family in this hour of grief."

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Moohita Kaur Garg is a senior sub-editor at WION with over four years of experience covering the volatile intersections of geopolitics and global security. From reporting on global...Read More