Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah condemn killing of youth by LeT

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today condemned the beheading of a youth of Hajin in Bandipora district.

Manzoor Ahmad Bhat was abducted and killed by suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants. He was abducted from his home at Hajin in Bandipora district on Wednesday night and his headless body was found today by police.

In a statement, the chief minister said the inhuman way in which the youth was killed is against the social ethos and cultural value system of the people of the state.

Mehbooba has conveyed her sympathies to the bereaved family. 

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah also condemned the incident and hit out at separatists for not criticisingthe killing of civilians by militants.

"Any shut down call or call for peaceful protests for Manzoor Ahmed whos decapitated body was found in North Kashmir after he d been abducted & killed by militants? No? I m not surprised (sic)," Omar said on Twitter.

"The unknown gunmen are conveniently termed to give cover to those who don t want to/cant criticise terrorist crimes (sic)," the opposition National Conference leader said in another tweet.

Terming the incident "inhuman", he tweeted, "What happens to Kashmir Solidarity and wannabe Imran Khans when people like Manzoor are inhumanly butchered? It s so easy to flow with the tide, much tougher to swim against it."

(With PTI inputs)