J&K Terrorist Attack: The death toll in a terrorist attack on Sunday near an under-construction tunnel in Gund area of central Kashmir's Ganderbal district has increased to six. It is being told that six people including a doctor have died in this terrorist attack. While five people have been injured. According to the police, both local and non-local employees are among those injured and killed in the terrorist attack. It is being told that this attack was carried out by two terrorists.
Workers' housing camp targeted
According to media reports, the attackers opened fire on a housing camp for workers engaged in the construction of a tunnel, injuring about a dozen people. Two of these people died on the spot. Four others died on the way to the hospital. A doctor is also included among the dead.
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The casualty figure from the Gagangir attack is not final as there are a number of injured labourers, both local & non-local. Praying that the injured make a full recovery as the more seriously injured are being referred to SKIMS, Srinagar.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 20, 2024
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister expressed grief
The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir has expressed grief over this terrorist attack. CM Omar Abdullah condemned the attack in a post on Twitter, saying, “The number of casualties in the Gagangir attack is not final as many injured laborers, both local and non-local, are still being treated. I pray I ensure that the injured recover completely, the seriously injured are being referred to SKIMS, Srinagar.
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Security forces surrounded the entire area
After this terrorist attack, security forces surrounded the entire area and started a search operation to catch the terrorists. Let us tell you that this area is home to many non-local workers involved in the construction of Z-Morh tunnel and widening of the highway, projects managed by Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL).
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Union Minister Gadkari tweeted
In a post on Twitter after the Ganderbal terror attack, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the “innocent labourers” were engaged in a vital infrastructure project in Gagangir, Sonamarg. Gadkari said, “I strongly condemn the horrific terrorist attack on innocent laborers in Gangangir, Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir, who were engaged in a vital infrastructure project.”
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