On Sunday, terrorists attacked non-locals in Gagangir area of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir. Two workers lost their lives in the attack. Many people are also reported to be injured. All these people were working in the tunnel project.
Soon after the attack, security forces reached the spot and cordoned off the entire area. A search operation is being conducted to nab the attackers at the earliest.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed grief over this incident. “I strongly condemn the attack and express my condolences to the bereaved families,” he said.
Earlier on October 16, terrorists shot dead a non-local youth in Shopian.
Two pictures after the incident…
Two laborers lost their lives in the terrorist attack.
Two laborers lost their lives in the terrorist attack.
There were three target killings in April
22 April: 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 the job after his father.
Mohammad Razak's last rites were performed in Rajouri, which was attended by a large number of people.
April 8: 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.
April 17: Bihar tourist Shankar Shah was shot dead by terrorists. The assailants shot him in the stomach and neck.
On April 17, terrorists shot dead a migrant from Bihar.
Two people from Punjab were killed in February
On February 7, terrorists shot dead two youths from Amritsar.
In Srinagar, on 7 February 2024, terrorists shot dead two people from the Sikh community with an AK-47 rifle in the Habba Kadal area. The deceased have been identified as Amrit Pal (age 31) and Rohit Masih (age 25), both residents of Amritsar. Amrit Pal died on the spot. Rohit died during treatment.
Other incidents of target killing in the last 2 years 26 February 2023: Terrorists killed Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma in Pulwama. He was working as a guard in his village. He was returning from duty in the morning. After that the terrorists opened fire on him.
29 May 2023: A civilian was shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag. The deceased was identified as Deepak Kumar. Deepak was a resident of Udhampur, Jammu and worked at a circus fair in Jangalat Mandi, Anantnag.
15 October 2022: Puran Krishna Bhatt was shot at by terrorists in Chaudhrigund village of Shopian. A seriously injured Puran was admitted to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
August 2022: Three migrant laborers from Bihar were shot dead by terrorists in Shopian. Apart from this, a Kashmiri Pandit was killed in an apple orchard. A migrant from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in Bandipora.
November 2022: Two laborers from Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district were killed by terrorists in Shopian. Militants hurled a grenade in Harman, Shopian, injuring two labourers, Monish Kumar and Ram Sagar.
Cause of killing of non-Kashmiris in valley
Intelligence agencies said, target killing is a new conspiracy of Pakistan to spread unrest in Kashmir. It is believed to be aimed at sabotaging plans to rehabilitate Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.
After the abrogation of Article 370, incidents of target killings have increased in Kashmir, with militants particularly targeting Kashmiri Pandits, migrant workers and local Muslims working in the government or police, whom they consider India's kin.
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