Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

Terrorists attack one more migrant worker in Kashmir, say cops

- HT Correspond­ent letters@hindustant­imes.com

A migrant labourer was injured after he was shot at by suspected terrorists in Yader area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, police said.

“Preliminar­y investigat­ion revealed that terrorists had fired upon a labourer identified as Sonu Sharma son of Banarasi Das, a resident of Pathankot,” a police spokespers­on said.

“In this terror incident, he (Sonu) received gunshot injuries and was immediatel­y evacuated to nearby hospital for treatment where his condition is stated to be stable, “the spokespers­on added.

A case has already been registered in this regard, the spokespers­on said. ”The investigat­ion is in progress and officers continue to work to establish the full circumstan­ces of this terror crime,” the spokespers­on added.

Jammu & Kashmir has been witnessing a spate of terrorist attacks against local residents and migrant workers.

On Sunday, two migrant labourers were injured after they were shot at by terrorists in Pulwama district.

Dheeraj Dutt and Surinder Singh, both residents of Pathankot in Punjab, were injured when terrorists fired at them in Nowpara Litter area.

On March 21, Tajamul Mohiud-din Dar, a local resident, was shot dead by terrorists in Budgam district. A labourer from Bihar, Bisujeet Kumar, was also shot at by terrorists in Pulwama on the same day.

Two days earlier, on March 19, Mohammad Akram, a carpenter from Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district, was shot at by terrorists in Pulwama district.

Special police officer Ishfaq Ahmad and his brother, Umar Jan, were killed after terrorists opened fired at them on March 27. Shabir Ahmad Mir, a sarpanch from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, was gunned down by terrorists on March 11.

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