A migrant worker from Bihar has been shot dead by terrorists in a targeted attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Wednesday.
The Kashmir Zone Police posted on X that the worker, identified as Raju Shah, was rushed to a hospital but died during treatment.
“The injured person, who was shot at by #terrorists, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Search #operation underway in the area. Further details to follow. @JmuKmrPolice,” the post read.
The injured person, who was shot at by #terrorists, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Search #operation underway in the area. Further details to follow.@JmuKmrPolicehttps://t.co/uWSJI2cgeO
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) April 17, 2024
An earlier post from the handle had said Shah was shot in Jablipora Bijbehera in Anantnag.
The attack comes barely a week after a resident of Dehradun was shot at by terrorists in south Kashmir’s Herpora last Monday. Dilranjeet Singh survived the attack.