Condolence meeting organised for Dhangri victims. No political speech allowed. Hunger strike by Saroj Bala postponed with a view not to hamper ongoing investigations: Sarpanch

GNSONLINE RAJOURI
SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI, FEBRUARY 05:–Family members of Dhangri massacre victims and villagers in Rajouri district have postponed their indefinite hunger strike from February 5 for 15 days against the failure of security agencies in tracing & eliminating the killers of their seven people, including two children, in two terror attacks on January 1 & 2.
In this connection, a condolence meeting was held in the village on Sunday and about four hundred people from different adjoining Panchayats attended the meeting & paid floral tribute to the victims.
It is pertinent to mention here that one day ahead of the condolence meeting the Sarpanch, Dheeraj Sharma in a message on the social media platform (WhatsApp) has made it clear that no political personality will be allowed to address the meeting.
Villagers and family members of Dhangri massacre victims alleged that political parties have used the Dhangri attack for their political gains.
To express their support and sympathy with the victims’ families, all the shops and transport remained closed in Dhangri village.
Saroj Bala mother of Deepak & Prince, who were killed in the terror attack, decided to sit on a hunger strike from Sunday to express their resentment as the killers are roaming freely even after 35 days of the tragic incident despite tall claims by higher authorities to eliminate them, .
The villagers and the family members of the victims are living under constant fear expecting that the killers, if not eliminated, may strike again.
A high-level NIA team headed by an officer of IG rank on Friday visited the Dhangri village and interacted with victims’ families.
The team also visited all the houses where the terrorists had struck and also met with the eyewitnesses.
Immediately after NIA team visited the villagers, members of the victim’s families and other prominent people of the village/ area held a meeting to chalk out their further course of action including a hunger strike by Saroj Bala.
“We have decided to postpone the hunger strike by Saroj Bala, mother of deceased Deepak & Prince, till February 20 as we don’t want to hamper ongoing investigations,” said Sarpanch Dheeraj Sharma.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on January 13 announced an investigation into Dhangri twin terror attacks/ & other terror incidents jointly by NIA and Jammu police.
“Fifty days (till February 20) is sufficient time for the Security Forces to trace and eliminate those responsible for twin terror incidents in Dhangri village. If the security forces are unable to neutralise the terrorists in the next 15 days, we will not give more time and will sit on hunger strike. Large-scale protests can’t be ruled out.” said Sarpanch, Dheeraj Sharma.
Five people, including two brothers and a father-son duo, were killed in the firing by terrorists in the evening on January 1 and two children died & 19 others were injured when an IED left behind by the terrorists went off the next day.