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After the shocking killing of Kashmiri pandit Puran Krishan Bhat in Shopian district just few days earlier , the terrorists continue to make target attacks.
In the latest incident a third one , Two migrant labourers were killed after terrorists hurled a grenade at them in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
As per PTI, report, A local ‘hybrid terrorist’ of proscribed outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was arrested for the attack during a search and cordon operation, they said.
Terrorists hurled a grenade in Shopian’s Harmen area, injuring two labourers, Monish Kumar and Ram Sagar, both residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj.
They were shifted to the hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries, Kashmir Zone Police said in a tweet.
#Terrorists lobbed hand grenade in Harmen #Shopian in which two labourers from UP namely Monish Kumar & Ram Sagar, both residents of Kanooj, UP got injured. They were shifted to hospital where they succumbed. Area cordoned off.@JmuKmrPolice
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) October 17, 2022
The area was cordoned off and a hunt was launched to nab the attackers, it said.
During the operation, a hybrid terrorist of LeT, who lobbed the grenade, was arrested, said Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar in a Twitter post.
Very unfortunate. Our Govt stands with bereaved families, we’ll make everything available to them. Govt working to eliminate terrorists. We’ll give them befitting reply. Won’t tolerate this cowardly act, UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak told ANI while reacting to the attack .
Killing of non-local labourers Monish Kumar and Ram Sagar is unfortunate & wrong. I also feel that these are also done on the basis of statements given by leaders sitting in Kashmir. They should stop giving such statements and advocating for Pakistan, Kavinder Gupta, former J&K Dy CM told ANI
