Srinagar, Dec. 14 -- J&K lieutenant governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha on Saturday handed over appointment letters to 39 family members of terror victims at Lok Bhavan in Srinagar while vowing to make the Union Territory (UT) terrorism-free and make those who are giving support to militants to pay a very heavy price. Kin of those killed by terrorists narrated their sufferings and the trauma they faced for decades in silence.

"For these families, today the long wait for justice has ended. With concrete steps for rehabilitation, we have restored their dignity and faith in the system," Sinha said.

"For a long time, the system ignored the pain and trauma of these families. Real victims of terrorism and true martyrs were hounded by elements within t...