Terrorist cut off electricity, then fired on workers eating food, seven killed and five injured in Ganderbal

JK Terror Attack: Number of people who lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir has increased to seven. Apart from migrant workers of the infrastructure company, a Kashmiri doctor is also among the dead.

According to reports terrorists attacked a camp of workers near Sonamarg Health Resort on the Srinagar - Leh National Highway on Sunday evening. Five workers of the infrastructure company have also been injured in this attack.

Terrorists attacked a camp of workers

Meanwhile workers, who  killed in this terrorist attack worked in a tunnel construction company. The victims of the terrorists' bullets are residents of Bihar, MP, Jammu and Kashmir.

Area where the terrorists have targeted the workers has seen less presence of terrorists in the last decade. Police sources said that all the workers who were targeted by the terrorists were working for the Z Morh Tunnel on the Srinagar - Sonmarg road. According to sources, the migrant workers were eating food when this attack took place.

First major terrorist attack on workers

In the meanwhile  Valley  Police officials said that the injured workers told that two people came there and after cutting off the electricity, they started firing at the camp.

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Among those who lost their lives are a safety manager, a mechanical manager and a doctor. The doctor was a resident of Budgam in Central Kashmir. Of the workers injured in the attack, two are from Kashmir, two from Jammu and one from Bihar.

Search operation going on

The security forces are on high alert and have cordoned off the entire area around the spot. The security forces have also started a search operation to catch the terrorists. It is being told that the terrorists opened fire in the evening, after which they fled.

The deceased workers were working on the tunnel construction project. During this time, the terrorists targeted them with bullets.

1 person from Bihar was killed a few days ago

Two days ago also terrorists shot dead a Bihar laborer in Shopian. Last Friday, police recovered the body of a laborer who had come from Bihar to work in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.

CM Omar Abdullah condemned the attack

CM Omar Abdullah's statement has come out regarding this terrorist attack. He said that there is very sad news of a cowardly and cowardly attack on non-local laborers in Gagangir of CM Sonmarg area.

These people were working on a major infrastructure project in the area. 2 people have been killed and 2-3 others injured in this terrorist attack. I strongly condemn this attack on unarmed innocent people and express my condolences to their loved ones.

LG said - soldiers have got complete freedom

However LG Manoj Sinha also  tweeted on this attack,  in which the LG said that I strongly condemn the heinous terrorist attack on civilians in Gagangir. I assure the people that those behind this heinous act will not be spared. We have given complete freedom to the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army.

My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. The whole country stands in solidarity with the families in this hour of grief.

Home Minister Amit Shah condemned

Union Minister Amit Shah wrote in a post on X regarding this terrorist attack that this cowardly terrorist attack on civilians in Gagangir, Jammu and Kashmir is a cowardly despicable act.

In this hour of extreme grief, I express my heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tweeted on this attack

At the same time, regarding this terrorist attack, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also wrote a post on Twitter that I strongly condemn the horrific terrorist attack on innocent workers in Gagangir, Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir, who were engaged in an important infrastructure project. I pay my humble tribute to the martyred workers and express my deepest condolences to their families in this difficult time.

Let us tell you that the area where the terrorist attack took place is the assembly constituency of the state CM Omar Abdullah..