1 migrant killed, another injured after terrorists open fire on non-local workers in Kulgam
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Following the attack, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to trace the terrorists involved.
One non-local worker was killed and another was injured after terrorists opened fire on them in the Kellam area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Friday evening.
According to officials, the attackers targeted two non-local workers in Kellam. Both victims were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where one of them succumbed to his injuries. The injured worker was later referred to Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag for advanced treatment.
Jammu and Kashmir's top police official said "Fire on two non-locals in Kellam; one is dead, while the other is undergoing treatment."
Following the attack, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to trace the terrorists involved.
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Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha strongly condemn the attack and directed the security forces to step up their operations and eliminate the terrorists.
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“I spoke with the DGP, Shri Nalin Prabhat and top security officials following the brutal terrorist attack in Kulgam in which a labourer from Chhattisgarh was killed. I strongly condemn this cowardly act. I have directed our security forces to step up their operations and eliminate the terrorists,” wrote Sinha in a post on X.
Mehbooba Mufti, leader of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party too criticised the attack. She took to X to write, “Unequivocally condemn the killing of two labourers from Chattisgarh in Kulgam today. They work themselves to the bone far away from home only to feed their families. Unimaginably cruel to target them in such senseless acts of violence.”
