The injured man has been evacuated. (Representational)
A migrant employee was shot lifeless and one other was injured by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s capital metropolis Srinagar in the present day. The sufferer, Amritpal Singh, was a resident of Amritsar in Punjab. The small print of the opposite injured will not be recognized but. Amritpal Singh was reportedly a hawker, sources mentioned.
#Terrorists fired upon a non-local recognized as Amritpal Singh resident of Amritsar at Shaheed Gunj #Srinagar, who #succumbed to the accidents. Another particular person is grievously injured and evacuated for medical consideration. Space has been #cordoned off. Additional particulars shall observe.
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) February 7, 2024
The police mentioned the incident happened at Shaheed Gunj in Srinagar and the realm has been cordoned off and a search is on to search out the attackers. The injured man has been evacuated and medical consideration is being offered.
Earlier, in October, a migrant employee from Uttar Pradesh was shot lifeless by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama. It was the second terror assault within the area in simply 24 hours. Inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani was shot thrice whereas he was enjoying cricket within the Eidgah space.
Up to now, a number of assaults on migrant staff have taken place within the Union Territory. Jammu and Kashmir has been rattled by such assaults and since October 2019, non-local staff have typically been focused by terrorists within the area.
The assault in Srinagar in the present day comes after a month when terrorists fired on military autos in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, prompting troopers to fireplace again. Experiences indicated that the terrorists might have escaped after the preliminary alternate of gunfire, which included bullets fired from a close-by hill within the Krishna Ghati space.