Original sentence: However, many Muslims in the Valley believed that the then Governor, Jagmohan Malhotra, encouraged the Pandits  to leave so as to have a free hand in more thoroughly pursuing reprisals against Muslims
Edited sentence: In contrast, many Muslims in the Valley believed that the then Governor, Jagmohan Malhotra, encouraged the Pandits  to leave so as to have a free hand in more thoroughly pursuing reprisals against Muslims