6 Construction Workers, Doctor Killed In “Dastardly” Terror Attack In Jammu And Kashmir
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terrorists opened fire on a camp housing workers of a private company, who were building a
tunnel.
Six construction
workers and a doctor were killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal
district last night. The terrorists opened fire on a camp housing workers of a
private company, who were building a tunnel.
The area has been cordoned off by the army
and police and a hunt is on to find the terrorists.
Both locals and non-locals were
present at the campsite and at least two terrorists opened gunfire.
The victims were identified as Dr Shahnawaz, a resident of Nayidgam
Kashmir’s Budgam, Gurmeet Singh from Punjab’s Gurdaspur, Mohammad
Haneef, Faheem Nasir, a safety manager, and Kaleem, were from Bihar, Anil Kumar
Shukla, a mechanical manager from Madhya Pradesh, and Shashi Abrol, a designer
from Jammu.
The attackers left behind an INSAS rifle. Also, two vehicles of
the company were burnt in the incident. Police have stopped media from reaching
the site of the attack. Journalists were not allowed to move beyond Manigam,
50 km from the attack site because of the ongoing
search operation, the police said.
Newly-elected Chief Minister of Jammu
and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah called it a “dastardly and
cowardly attack on non-local labourers”. Mr Abdullah said, “These people were
working on a key infrastructure project in the area. 2 have been killed and 2–3
more have been injured in this militant attack. I strongly condemn this attack
on unarmed innocent people and send my condolences to their loved ones.”
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor, Manoj
Sinha, said “Full freedom has been given to the police,
army, and security forces” and he “assured the people that those behind this
despicable act will not go unpunished.”
Union minister Nitin
Gadkari has condemned the “horrific” terror attack. In a
post on X, the minister said the “innocent labourers” were engaged in a vital
infrastructure project.
“I strongly condemn the horrific terror attack on innocent labourers
in Gagangir, Sonamarg, Jammu & Kashmir, who were
engaged in a vital infrastructure project,” Mr Gadkari’s post read.
“Acts like killing innocent civilians and spreading violence and
terror among the general public are crimes against humanity. The whole country
is united against this,” Congress
leader Priyanka Gandhi said.
On Friday last week,
the body of a labourer from Bihar was found in the Union Territory’s Shopian
district with bullet injuries.
“He got a phone call while we were harvesting corn. He told us
that he was going somewhere. When he did not return for some time, we went to
look for him. We called his number which kept ringing, but there was no answer. Then
we found his body,” a man who worked with him said.
The targeted killing from yesterday is one of the deadliest in
recent times. The attack took place a few days after a government was sworn-in
in the Union Territory. Omar Abdullah’s
National Conference, which allied with Congress, won a
majority and formed a government. Elections were held for the first time since
2014 and were significant after the removal of Article 370.