One migrant labourer was killed and another injured in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam on Thursday night.
Two non-locals were shot at and injured by militants in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday night, making it the second targeted killing of the day in the Valley. Militants fired at two non-local labourers at a brick kiln at Magraypora in Chadoora area of the central Kashmir district, officials said, adding the incident took place at around 9:10 pm.
While one received a gunshot wound in his shoulder the other was hit in the palm at a place in Bapora in the Zudur area of Budgam.
The two have been identified as Dilkash Kumar and Guri. Police have cordoned off the area and are looking for the militants involved in the incident which took place at 9.10 PM. The injured labourers were rushed to a hospital, from where they were referred to SMHS hospital, where Dilkash, a resident of Arnia from Bihar, succumbed to his injuries.
This was the second targeted killing of the day in the Valley. Earlier, militants shot dead a bank manager of Elaqui Dehati bank in Kulgam.
Meanwhile, mainstream political parties condemned the attack on migrant labourers, saying there was a 바카라total breakdown of law and order바카라 in the Union Territory.
"Mayhem! Two more civilians shot at in Budgam. Total breakdown of Law & Order. Will the govt still parrot the narrative of normalcy or has it internalised its own propaganda. Condolences with Dilkhush's family & praying for speedy recovery to the other. Has peace been 'established'?바카라 PDP said on Twitter.
National Conference (NC) also condemned the attack. 바카라Second such incident in a day. Another life lost, another family mourns. JKNC condemns the attack on non-local workers in the strongest possible terms, in which Dilkhush from Bihar lost his life. Our condolences go out to his family. Prayers for the recovery of the injured worker!바카라 the party said.
It said the 바카라spate of killings바카라 continues unabated and demonstrates the 바카라utter failure바카라 of the government to stem the violence, despite heavy deployment of security forces.
바카라We express serious concern over a situation moving fast towards a crisis wherein no citizen can be considered safe,바카라 the party said.
NC vice-president Omar Abdullah also condemned the attack. 바카라Second tweet today to condole the targeted killing of another non-local. Dilkhush, who was here from Bihar to earn a living, was shot & killed earlier this evening. While condemning this killing in the strongest possible terms I send my condolences to his family,바카라 he wrote on Twitter.
Peoples Conference said the cycle of death must end.
바카라Unequivocally condemn the targeted killing of a non-local worker of Dilkhush from Bihar who was working as a labourer at a brick kiln. We pray for his eternal peace & may Allah give strength to his family in this hour of grief! The cycle of death must end!바카라 the party said in a tweet.
바카라JKAP President @AltafBukhari01 condemned the killing of a non-local labourer in Magray Pora #Chadoora. He said, 바카라Yet another civilian killing! This is heart-wrenching. How long will the unabated #killing spree continue? Words fall short to express #grief over such tragic deaths (sic),바카라 Apni Party wrote on Twitter.
(with inputs from PTI)