Girija Tickoo’s character is shown as Sharda Pundit in the movie. She used to work as a laboratory assistant in a government school in Kashmir. Girija was married to a Kashmiri Pandit from Bandipora. She and her family had moved to Jammu after terrorists threatened the Pandits to leave the valley. However, in June 1990, Girija returned to the valley upon receiving a call from someone who told her that the situation in Kashmir had improved. The person called her to collect her paycheck and ensured her protection. While returning, Girija was kidnapped and raped, and then killed in the most horrific manner. Five men, one of them a colleague brutally tortured Girija. They used a carpenter’s saw to tear her apart. This happened while she was alive.While there is little information about Girija Tickoo’s family on the internet today. However, recently, Girija’s niece, Sidhi Raina, took to Instagram after decades of remaining in silence and shared what happened with Girija and her family during the turbulent time.
Here’s what Girija’s niece, Sidhi Raina, wrote:
The Kashmir Files has released worldwide. This film shows the horrifying nights not only my family went through but what every Kashmiri Pandit family went through.
