WORKER FROM BIHAR SHOT DEAD BY TERRORISTS IN SOUTH KASHMIR
SRINAGAR: A worker from Bihar was killed by terrorists in South Kashmir’s Bijbehara area on Wednesday night, police said, the second such incident targeting non-locals in the region this month. The victim, identified as Raju Shah, suffered gunshot wounds to his neck and head and died before reaching the hospital, according to police.
“Terrorists fired upon and critically injured one person identified as Raju Shah resident of Bihar at Jablipora Bijbehera, Anantnag,” Jammu and Kashmir police wrote on Twitter, adding that the area was cordoned off.
A worker from Bihar was killed by terrorists in South Kashmir’s Bijbehara area on Wednesday night, police said, the second such incident targeting non-locals in the region this month.
The victim, identified as Raju Shah, suffered gunshot wounds to his neck and head and died before reaching the hospital, according to police.
“Terrorists fired upon and critically injured one person identified as Raju Shah resident of Bihar at Jablipora Bijbehera, Anantnag,” Jammu & Kashmir police wrote on X, adding that the area was cordoned off. They later confirmed Shah succumbed to his injuries.
The attack comes ahead of the third phase of polling in Anantnag district on May 7. Opposition parties National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party also condemned the killing, with former chief ministers expressing shock. “Condemn this senseless act of violence,” said PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti.
“JKNC president Dr Farooq Abdullah and VP @OmarAbdullah express shock and sadness at the news of Rajshah Ji’s death, who succumbed to grievous injuries after being shot at in Bijbehara today. They vehemently condemn the attack, emphasizing that such acts of terror hinder peace in J&K,” National Conference wrote on its official handle on X.
Former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad called for unity against such violence, saying, “This must end, people want peace but militants don’t want peace.”On April 8, militants targeted a non-local taxi driver, Paramjit Singh from Delhi, in Shopian district, leaving him seriously injured.
In February, two workers from Punjab were killed by terrorists in Srinagar city. Police later arrested a suspect in that attack.
Wednesday’s incident drew widespread condemnation, with the Bharatiya Janata Party terming it a “brutal” act. “Such acts reflect frustration of adversaries and these acts will in no way revive election boycott politics in Kashmir,” said Altaf Thakur, the party’s Jammu and Kashmir spokesperson.