7 killed, 5 injured by terrorists in J&K's Ganderbal; CM Abdullah, HM Shah condemn attack

Security personnel from the Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) along with local police officials have cordoned off the area. NIA teams also rushed to the spot.

A doctor and six migrant workers were killed after terrorists struck a tunnel construction site on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on October 20 evening, officials said.

According to a PTI report, the terrorists opened fire on the camp that housed labourers of a private company working on the construction of a tunnel in the Gund area in the Ganderbal district.

Security personnel from the Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) along with local police officials have cordoned off the area. NIA teams also rushed to the spot.

J&K CM Omar Abdullah strongly condemned the attack on unarmed innocent people and offered condolences to their loved ones.

Very sad news of a dastardly & cowardly attack on non-local labourers at Gagangir in Sonamarg region. These people were working on a key infrastructure project in the area. 2 have been killed & 2-3 more have been injured in this militant attack. I strongly condemn this attack on

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Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 20, 2024

Videos of the incident are going viral in social media. Graphic footage showed two people, both men, and dressed for winters, lying in a pool of blood near the campsite.

CM Abdullah also said that these two individuals were involved in a key infrastructure project, while condemning their death at the hands of the terrorists.

Home Minister Amit Shah said those involved in this heinous act will not be spared and will face the harshest response from the security forces.

The dastardly terror attack on civilians in Gagangir, J&K, is a despicable act of cowardice. Those involved in this heinous act will not be spared and will face the harshest response from our security forces. At this moment of immense grief, I extend my sincerest condolences to

Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 20, 2024

“Unequivocally condemn this senseless act of violence against two labourers in Ganderbal. Deepest condolences to their families,” said Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supremo Mehbooba Mufti in a social media post.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra condoled the deaths in the terror attack.

In a post in Hindi on X, Priyanka Gandhi said the killing of six civilians, including five labourers, in a cowardly terrorist attack in Ganderbal is highly condemnable.

"Acts like killing innocent civilians and spreading violence and terror among the general public are crimes against humanity. The whole country is united against this," she said.