Houses of those providing shelter to terrorists will be razed: LG

Srinagar, Nov 5: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday warned that the houses of those providing shelter to terrorists would be razed and asked people to stand up against the perpetrators of terror.

He said that if security forces, the J&K administration and people come together, then terrorism could be eliminated from the region in a year.

“I have directed the forces not to harm any innocent but the culprits will not be spared. If anyone provides shelter to terrorists, then his house will be razed to the ground. There will be no compromise on it," the LG said at a function in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.

Asking the people of Jammu and Kashmir to stand up against terror, Sinha asked the gathering whether anyone has the right to kill those who work to improve connectivity in the region.

He was referring to the October 20 killings of a local doctor and six non-local labourers by terrorists at a tunnel construction site in the Gagangir area of Ganderbal district.

"If people do not stand up against such elements, this scenario will never change. I think those who only issue statements for formality are worse than them (terrorists),” the LG said.