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5 Migrate Laborers from Bengal killed in Terror attack in Kashmir

Mamta Banerjee extended support to the families whose members were killed in a terror attack

SRINAGAR| On Tuesday terror attack took place in Kulgam district of south Kashmir cause death of Five migrant laborers from West Bengal.

Police said, 5 laborers from West Bengal has identified who were shot dead by the terrorist. Another laborer was critically injured. All the victims hailed from Murshidabad district of West Bengal.

The attack happened on a day a delegation of parliamentarians from the European Union is visiting Kashmir to experience the state of the J&K after the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370 of the Constitution in August.

The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee also address the incident and said all help will be given to the families through her twitter account.

 

Since the Centre’s decision on Article 370, terrorists have been targeting truckers and laborers, mainly who have come to the Valley from outside Kashmir.

Also Read: Abrogation of Article 370 will end terrorism in Kashmir: Amit Shah

On Monday, a trucker from Udhampur district was killed by militants in Anantnag, police said. This was the fourth truck driver to be killed by militants since August 5.

On October 24, terrorists killed two non-Kashmiri truck drivers in Shopian district.

On October 14, two terrorists, including a suspected Pakistani national, shot dead the driver of a truck having Rajasthan registration number and assaulted an orchard owner in Shopian district. The driver was identified as Sharief Khan.

Two days later, Punjab-based apple trader Charanjeet Singh was killed and Sanjeev injured when terrorists attacked them in the Shopian district.

The same da brick kiln worker from Chhattisgarh was shot dead by militants in Pulwama district.

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