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Two labourers from Chhattisgarh were killed in a terrorist attack at a brick kiln in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said . The assailants targeted the labourers at the brick kiln in the Kelam area of the south Kashmir district late on Friday evening, they said.
Officials said the two labourers were injured in the attack, and one of them — identified as Deepak Ratray– succumbed to his injuries before he could be taken to a hospital.
The other injured person — Bopinder — was first taken to GMC Anantnag and later referred to SKIMS Hospital in Soura, officials said, adding that he died during treatment.
The workers were both in their twenties and hailed from Chhattisgarh, officials said. The attack follows closely on the heels of another incident less than 10 days ago, in which terrorists allegedly shot and killed a police officer in Anantnag town.
Before this, two labourers were killed here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir in 2024.
On February 7, 2024, two non-local workers from Punjab, Amritpal Singh and Rohit Masih, were shot dead by a terrorist in the Shaheed Gunj area of Srinagar.
Reacting to the Kulgam attack, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s Office of Chief Minister, J&K wrote on x
Chief Minister has strongly condemned the dastardly killing of two labourers in Kulgam and expressed profound grief over the loss of innocent lives.
He announced ex-gratia relief of ₹10 lakh each from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the next of kin of the deceased. This…
— Office of Chief Minister, J&K (@CM_JnK) August 1, 2026
Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi write in Hindi on x
जम्मू-कश्मीर के कुलगाम में हुए दुस्साहसी आतंकी हमले में देश के दो श्रमिकों की हत्या अत्यंत दुखद है। शोकाकुल परिवारों को अपनी संवेदनाएं व्यक्त करता हूं।
आतंकियों के ऊपर इस कायराना हमले के लिए सख्त कार्रवाई हो और उन्हें कड़ी से कड़ी सजा मिले। आतंकवाद के खिलाफ देश हमेशा एकजुट है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 1, 2026
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti condemned the killing of two migrant workers in Kulgam, terming the incident a serious security lapse and demanding a thorough investigation. “I don’t have words to condemn it,” Mehbooba told reporters, expressing shock over the attack. Questioning how militants managed to strike despite heightened security arrangements for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, she said the incident raised serious concerns about the security apparatus.
“There is so much security here. It is a security lapse and must be investigated. With such extensive deployment for the Yatra, why do such incidents continue to happen?” she asked.
