The family of Satish Tickoo, believed to be one of the first Kashmiri Pandits murdered by separatist Farooq Ahmed Dar alias Bitta Karate, moved Srinagar court for status report on FIRs registered against Karate. The court criticised J&K government for its inaction in last 31 years, their lawyer said. In a 1991 interview, Karate admitted to killing several Kashmiri Pandits.