New information has come to light regarding the October 20 terror attack in Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. An eyewitness told the Jammu and Kashmir Police that a camp was set up to house laborers near the Srinagar-Leh National Highway tunnel construction site in Gangangir.
Two terrorists came to this camp wearing shawls. He had hidden weapons. While the workers were eating in the camp mess, the militants reached there and opened fire on the workers. The terrorists opened fire at three places in the camp including the mess.
Sources said, the construction company also had its own security. There is also a CRPF camp 300 meters away from the Site. Despite this, the terrorists attacked. A doctor from Budgam, an engineer from Madhya Pradesh and 5 laborers from Punjab-Bihar were killed in the attack.
The details of the attack have not yet been officially released by the police or the army. However, on Sunday morning, LG Manoj Sinha also said that 2 terrorists were involved in the attack. Both of them infiltrated from Bandipora area of North Kashmir.
This approach road, which has become the National Highway, leads to the new tunnel. It was shut down by security officials after the attack.
2 Matters related to power supply in the camp According to an Indian Express report, two issues are coming to light regarding the power supply in the camp. A group of workers said the militants had cut the electricity before the attack.
At the same time, another group said that some workers had cut the electricity themselves so that the terrorists would face difficulty in attacking.
An eyewitness said – There was a wedding nearby, we felt the sound of firecrackers Another eyewitness said that it was dark at the time of the attack. We heard continuous gunshots. We thought it was fireworks because a wedding ceremony was going on 100 meters away. Suddenly, we saw private security guards coming out of the camp. They told us that there was an attack.
Center's infrastructure project almost complete… 2 points
1. Connectivity tunnel from Ladakh required According to the report, there has never been any terrorist attack in this area of Sonmarg. The area falls under CM Omar's assembly constituency. This tunnel project of Srinagar-Leh National Highway is important for connectivity. Along with this, Srinagar will have connectivity with Ladakh in every season. The contract for the tunnel project was awarded to APCO Infratech Company.
2. The inauguration did not take place because of the code of conduct According to officials, the work on this 6.4 km long tunnel is almost complete, but it could not be inaugurated due to the code of conduct implemented during the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. A person who drives a dumper truck for the company said – Most of the workers working on the tunnel had left some time ago.
After the attack, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Army conducted a search operation.
Army's TRF organization took responsibility The Resistance Front (TRF), an outfit of Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources told Bhaskar that TRF chief Sheikh Sajjad Gul was the mastermind of the attack.
According to reports, the TRF has changed its tactics in the last one and a half years. Earlier TRF was doing target killing of Kashmir Pandits. Now this organization is targeting non-Kashmiris and Sikhs.
370 TRF activated after removal, target killing TRF has been declared a terrorist organization in India. According to Indian officials, the TRF was created by the Pakistani terrorist organization Lashkar. It has been formed by combining Lashkar and Jaish cadres. This organization is involved in many incidents of killing of Kashmiris, Kashmiri Pandits and Hindus. The TRF has become more active after the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. The TRF, not the army, claims responsibility for the attack.
Objective of TRF: After 2020 TRF was involved in most incidents of target killing. Targets Kashmiri Pandits, migrant workers, government officials, leaders and security forces. After the abrogation of 370, the aim is to sabotage government schemes and resettlement schemes of Kashmiri Pandits and spread instability. They have also targeted local Muslims working in the government or police, whom they consider close to India.
Target killing in 2024 Earlier also in 2024, target killing was done in Jammu and Kashmir. No terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for the target killing, but the TRF is also believed to be behind it.
1. Rajouri, April 22: Terrorists opened fire on a house in Rajouri. In which 40-year-old Mohammad Razak was killed. He was a resident of Kunda Tope Shahdara Sharif. This was the third incident of target killing in April. Razak's brothers are soldiers in the army. 19 years ago, terrorists killed Razak's father Mohammad Akbar in this same village. He was employed in the welfare department. Razak got a job at his father's place.
Md. in Rajouri. Razak's last rites were performed, which was attended by a large number of people.
April 8, Shopian: Paramjit Singh, a non-Kashmiri local driver, was shot dead by militants in Padawan of South Kashmir's Shopian district. He was a resident of Delhi. Terrorists attacked Paramjit when he was on duty. After carrying out the incident, the terrorists fled from the spot.
February, Habba Kadal: On 7 February 2024 in Srinagar, terrorists shot dead two people belonging to the Sikh community with an AK-47 rifle in Habba Kadal area. The deceased have been identified as Amrit Pal (31) and Rohit Masih (25), both residents of Amritsar. Amrit Pal died on the spot. Rohit died during treatment.
On February 7, terrorists shot dead two youths from Amritsar.
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