Team Clarion
SRINAGAR — The death toll in the militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district reached seven on Monday as another injured succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.
Officials said the death toll in the militant attack, which took place on Sunday, on a private company’s labourers’ camp in the Gagangir area reached seven.
Those killed in the attack include both locals and non-locals working to build a tunnel between Gagangir and Sonamarg to make Srinagar-Sonamarg an all-weather road.
The list of killed civilians includes Faheem Nasir (Safety Manager from Bihar), Angil Shukla, Mechanical Manager from Madhya Pradesh, Mohammad Hanif from Bihar, Dr Shahnawaz from Budgam district of Kashmir, Kaleem from Bihar, Shashi Abrol (Designer). (Jammu) and Gurmeet Singh (Rigger from Gurdaspur Punjab).
Five injured are being treated at super speciality SKIMS hospital in Srinagar city.
Security forces cordoned off the area and an operation was launched to trace the terrorists. The attack took place around 8.15 p.m. on Sunday.
The victims were working on an infrastructure project.
Meanwhile as per different reports and official sources, The Resistance Front (TRF) has owned responsibility for the attack.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah condemned the incident as dastardly and cowardly on the part of the militants. “The casualty figure from the Gagangir attack is not final as there are a number of injured labourers, both local and non-local. Praying that the injured make a full recovery as the more seriously injured are being referred to SKIMS, Srinagar.”
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said, “I unequivocally condemn the attack as being senseless act of violence.”
J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President, Tariq Hameed Karra condemned the attack and expressed grave concern over the frequent attacks by unknown gunmen on non-local labourers. He said such incidents would vitiate the atmosphere and requested the government to take immediate measures to contain such brutal attacks on innocent people.
CPI (M) leader and MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said, “A deeply troubling report of yet another attack on migrant labourers has surfaced from Ganderbal. Barely 48 hours ago, a non-local labourer was killed in Shopian. These despicable attacks appear to be deliberate attempts to disturb peace. Culprits must be brought to book and punished. Sending my heartfelt condolences to the victims’ families”. –IANS
