6 Construction Workers, Doctor Killed In “Dastardly” Terror Attack In Jammu And Kashmir

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The 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.