1 migrant labourer killed, another injured in terror attack in J&K’s Budgam

Mangalore Today News Network

Budgam, June 03, 2022: One migrant labourer, identified as 17-year-old Dilkhush Kumar from Bihar, was killed and another injured after terrorists shot at them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam on Thursday night. The non-local labourers were employed at a brick kiln in Chadoora village in Budgam district.

 

They were rushed to SMHS Hospital in Srinagar, where Dilkhush was declared brought dead. The area has been cordoned off and a search was underway, the police said.

The attack comes only hours after a bank manager from Rajasthan, identified as Vijay Kumar, was shot dead in Kulgam. He was shot right outside his office. The Resistance Front, a shadow outfit of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, claimed responsibility for the attack.

A couple of days ago, Hindu woman teacher Rajni Bala, hailing from Jammu’s Samba district, was shot dead by terrorists at a government school in Gopalpora, Kulgam.

Reacting to the second targeted killing in the Valley in a single day, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference tweeted, "Second such incident in a day. Another life lost, another family mourns. JKNC condemns the attack on non-local workers in the strongest possible terms, in which Dilkhush frm Bihar lost his life. Our condolences go out to his family. Prayers for the recovery of the injured worker! The spate of killings continues unabated and demonstrates the utter failure of the govt. to stem the violence, despite heavy deployment of security forces. We express serious concern over a situation moving fast towards a crisis wherein no citizen can be considered safe."

Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party said, "Mayhem! Two more civilians shot at in Budgam. Total breakdown of Law & Order.Will the govt still parrot the narrative of normalcy or has it internalised its own propaganda. Condolences with Dilkhush’s family & praying for speedy recovery to the other.Has peace been ’established’?"

The recent spate of targeted killings in the Valley has invited a chorus of condemnation from political parties across the spectrum, including the National Conference and the BJP.

On Thursday, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, along with RAW chief Samant Goel, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the security situation in the Union Territory.

Courtesy: India Today