Jammu and Kashmir: Two migrant labourers shot in Budgam, second targeted attack in less than two weeks

Two migrant labourers were shot by terrorists in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The incident comes less than two weeks after a doctor and six construction workers were killed in Ganderbal district.

According to a PTI report, the Uttar Pradesh residents — identified as Sufiyan and Usman — were attacked in the Mazhama area of Magam in the central Kashmir district. They were rushed to a local hospital and currently remain in a stable condition.

Jammu and Kashmir has seen a spate in terrorist attacks in recent months with the recent incidents prompting concern about targetted killings. This is the fifth attack by terrorists in the Kashmir Valley since the formation of an elected government headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Seven people were killed in mid-October as terrorists struck the Z-Morh tunnel construction site along the Srinagar-Leh national highway. The attack came as the labourers and other staff were returning to their camp in the Gund area of Ganderbal. Officials believe that there were at least two terrorists who opened fire indiscriminately on the group of labourers — which included both local and non-local people.

Terrorists also shot and injured Shubam Kumar — another labourer from Uttar Pradesh in the Tral area of Pulwama district — on October 24.

Two soldiers and as many civilian porters engaged by the Army were also killed hours later in an attack against an Army vehicle in Gulmarg. The surge in terrorist activity over the past two weeks have led to at least 13 fatalities — including the two soldiers.

Terrorists also opened fire at an Army convoy Monday morning, targeting an ambulance, in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu region, following which special forces and NSG commandos launched an operation killing one of the attackers

(With inputs from agencies)