19 Killed In 15 Days: Terror Attacks In J&K Disrupt Peace, Lt Governor Orders Strengthening Security Grid – News18

Last Updated:October 25, 2024, 10:24 IST

Recent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir have claimed multiple lives, including of soldiers, porters, and non-local laborers. A search operation to trace terrorists in the region was underway.

Frequent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir have disrupted the peace of the Union Territory. As many as 19 people were killed in the past 15 days, with the most recent terror attack occurring on the evening of October 24 in Gulmarg, killing two soldiers and two Army porters. The attack happened merely six kilometres from the tourist hotspot in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, which, officials said, was completely dominated by the Army. However, recently there were reports that a terrorist group had infiltrated and taken shelter in the higher reaches of the Afrawat range.

In another deadly attack on October 20, six non-local labourers and a local doctor were killed when terrorists fired indiscriminately upon them at the Z-Morh tunnel construction site in the Gagangir area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Before that, a labourer from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in Shopian district on October 18.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on October 22 directed the security forces to conduct coordinated counter-terrorism operations proactively to wipe out terrorism in the Union Territory. He also directed that the security grid should be further strengthened to ensure zero terror incidents.

Search operations continued on Friday morning in Baramulla following the firefight between the Army and terrorists last night.

HERE ARE THE MOST RECENT TERROR ATTACKS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND THE NUMBER OF LIVES THEY CLAIMED

4 DIE IN GULMARG

Terrorists opened fire on a vehicle in the Bota Pathri area near Gulmarg in north Kashmir on the evening of October 24. The Bota Pathri area was recently opened to tourists, and at the time of the attack, the vehicle was headed for the Nagin post in the Afrawat range. The attack led to the death of two soldiers and two Army porters, following which, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha directed security forces to give a swift and befitting response to the terrorists.

LABOURER FROM UP SHOT AT BY TERRORISTS

Hours before the vehicle was attacked in Gulmarg, terrorists shot at and injured a labourer from Uttar Pradesh in the Tral area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday morning. The labourer was identified as Shubam Kumar, a resident of Bijnore. He received a gunshot injury in the arm when the terrorists fired at him at Batagund village. He was later admitted to a hospital. Later the same day, the body of another non-local was found in Srinagar. However, police said the man was suspected to have been killed in an apparent animal attack.

6 NON-LOCAL LABOURERS KILLED IN GANDERBAL

On October 20, six non-local labourers and a local doctor were killed in a terror attack on a construction site in Ganderbal district. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said two foreign terrorists, who have possibly infiltrated from north Kashmir’s Bandipora area, were involved in an attack that left seven people dead in Ganderbal district a day before.

BIHAR LABOURER SHOT DEAD IN SHOPIAN

On October 18, a labourer from Bihar was shot by terrorists in the Shopian district. The bullet-riddled body of the labourer was found in a field in the Wachi area of Zainapora.

BODY OF MISSING SOLDIER FOUND IN ANANTNAG

On October 9, security forces recovered the bullet-ridden body of a missing soldier of the territorial army who had been abducted by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag. The jawan was identified as Hilal Ahmad Bhath. Terrorists had abducted two territorial army jawans, however, one of them had managed to escape. Later, a joint counter-terrorist operation was launched by the Army to find the other jawan.