Chhattisgarh worker shot dead, another wounded in first J&K terror attack on migrants in 21 months
A migrant worker from Chhattisgarh was killed and another wounded in a terror attack at a brick kiln in Kulgam, Kashmir. This incident marks the first fatal attack on migrant workers in the region in over 21 months.
Why it matters
The attack signals a potential resurgence in targeted violence against migrant laborers, complicating the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
SRINAGAR: Terrorists shot dead a 24-year-old labourer from Chhattisgarh and critically wounded another from the same state at a brick kiln in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Friday evening, marking the first fatal attack on migrant workers in J&K since unidentified assailants killed a native of Bihar’s Banka in Shopian district on Oct 18, 2024.IGP (Kashmir) Vidhi Kumar Birdi identified the slain worker as Deepak Ratray. His wounded co-worker, Bhupender (28), has been moved to Government Medical College in Anantnag.The last such terror strike targeting migrant labourers in Kulgam was on Oct 11, 2021, when two men from Bihar, Raja Reshi Dev and Joginder Reshi Dev, were killed in their rented accommodation in Wanpoh.“I strongly condemn this cowardly act.
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