{"id":42672,"date":"2025-05-10T02:52:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T02:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/?p=42672"},"modified":"2025-05-10T02:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T02:52:57","slug":"pak-shelling-kills-senior-official-in-rajouri-two-others-critically-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/political-news\/pak-shelling-kills-senior-official-in-rajouri-two-others-critically-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak shelling kills senior official in Rajouri, two others critically injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar: A senior government official was killed and two of his staff members were critically injured in shelling by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s Rajouri district during the early hours of Saturday, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Rajouri, Raj Kumar Thapa, sustained fatal injuries when a shell landed on his residence in Rajouri town. Two of his staff members who were with him at the time were also seriously injured.<\/p>\n<p>All three were rushed to the Government Medical College for treatment. Thapa, however, succumbed to his injuries while the condition of his staff remains critical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevastating news from Rajouri. We have lost a dedicated officer of the J&amp;K Administrative Services. Just yesterday, he was accompanying the Deputy CM and attended an online meeting I chaired,\u201d a senior official said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, his residence was hit by Pakistani shelling, taking his life. I have no words to express my shock and sadness at this terrible loss. May his soul rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar: A senior government official was killed and two of his staff members were critically injured in shelling by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s Rajouri district during the early hours of Saturday, officials said. 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