Jammu and Kashmir: Two non-local labourers killed in terrorist grenade attack in Shopian district

New Delhi: Two non-local labourers Monish Kumar & Ram Sagar  were killed during an overnight terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district.

This comes days after a Kashmiri Pandit was killed in  the same district.

According to the police, a grenade was thrown on non-local labourers in Harmen area in Shopian late Monday night.

Both the labourers were the residents of Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh.

The attackers was arrested hours after he threw the grenade, said Police.

Additional Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said, “A ‘hybrid terrorist’ of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Imran Bashir Ganie, who lobbed the grenade is arrested by Shopian police. Raids are underway.”

Hybrid #terrorist of proscribed #terror outfit LeT Imran Bashir Ganie of Harmen #Shopian who lobbed grenade #arrested by Shopian police. Further #investigation and raids are going on: ADGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/nP8xixR8GG

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) October 17, 2022

Former J&K Dy CM, Kavinder Gupta said killing of non-local labourers is unfortunate & wrong.

“I also feel that these are also done on the basis of statements given by leaders sitting in Kashmir. They should stop giving such statements & advocating for Pakistan,” he said.

Kavinder Gupta said, “Security forces reinstated peace in Kashmir once again through hard work. But with such incidents, efforts will be disrupted. These issues should be taken seriously so that nobody carries out such incidents. Search op should be done & such people should be found.” (Quoted ANI)

Pooran Krishan Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit was killed by terrorists on Saturday at  Chowdery Gund village in Shopian.

This is a developing story.