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Recent terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir have killed many people, including soldiers, porters and non-local workers. The search operation for terrorists in the region was ongoing.
Search operation continues in Jammu and Kashmir (Photo: PTI)
Repeated terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir have disturbed the peace of the Union Territory. As many as 19 people have been killed in the last 15 days, and the latest terrorist attack took place on the night of October 24 in Gulmarg, killing two soldiers and two army personnel. The attack took place about six kilometers from a tourist spot in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, which officials said was full of militants. However, recently there have been reports that a terrorist group has infiltrated and taken shelter in the highlands of Afrawat.
In another deadly incident on October 20, six non-local laborers and a local doctor were killed when terrorists fired indiscriminately on them at the Z-Morh tunnel construction site in Gagangir area of ​​central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Before that, a worker from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in Shopian district on October 18.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on October 22 ordered the security forces to carry out coordinated counter-terrorism operations to eliminate terrorism in the Union Territory. He also ordered that the security force should be strengthened to ensure that there are no incidents of terrorism.
Search operations continued on Friday morning in Baramulla following a shootout between the army and terrorists last night.
Here are the latest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and the number of lives they have claimed.
4 KILLED IN GULMARG
Terrorists opened fire on a car at Bota Pathri area near Gulmarg in north Kashmir on the evening of October 24. Bota Pathri area was recently opened for tourists, and at the time of the attack, the car was heading towards Nagin area. the Afrawat range. The attack resulted in the death of two soldiers and two army personnel, following which, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha directed the security forces to give prompt and appropriate response to the terrorists.
THE EMPLOYEE FROM THE TOP WAS SHOT BY THE TERRORISTS
Hours before the car attack in Gulmarg, terrorists shot and injured an Uttar Pradesh laborer in Tral area of ​​Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning. The worker has been identified as Shubam Kumar, a resident of Bijnore. He received an injury in his arm when terrorists fired at him in Batagund village. He was later admitted to the hospital. Later the same day, the body of another non-local was found in Srinagar. However, the police said it is suspected that the man was killed in an apparent attack by an animal.
6 NON-LOCAL WORKERS KILLED IN GANDERBAL
On October 20, six non-local laborers and a local doctor were killed in a terrorist attack on a building in Ganderbal district. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that two foreign terrorists, who may have entered the Bandipora area of ​​north Kashmir, were involved in an attack that left seven people dead in Ganderbal district the previous day.
BIHAR WORKER SHOT DEAD IN SHOPIAN
On October 18, a laborer from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in Shopian district. A bullet-riddled body was found in a field in Wachi area of ​​Zainapora.
BODY OF MISSING SOLDIER FOUND IN ANANTNAG
On October 9, security forces found the bullet-riddled body of a local soldier who had been abducted by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag. The jawan was identified as Hilal Ahmad Bhath. The terrorists had kidnapped two men of the territorial army, however, one of them managed to escape. Later, a joint anti-terrorist operation was launched by the Army to find another jawan.
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