Migrant shot dead by terrorists in J&K's Anantnag

The terrorists shot Deepu, a resident of Udhampur, who was working at private circus mela at amusement park near Janglaat Mandi in Anantnag.

Updated on: May 29, 2023, 23:13:52 IST

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A migrant civilian was shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The terrorists shot Deepu, a resident of Udhampur, who was working at private circus mela at amusement park near Janglaat Mandi in Anantnag

The terrorists shot Deepu, a resident of Udhampur, who was working at private circus fair at an amusement park near Janglaat Mandi in Anantnag.

He was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. A case has been registered and probe is underway.

This is not the only targeted killing by terrorists in J&K this year. In February, terrorists had killed a Kashmiri Pandit man in Pulwama. The deceased Sanjay Sharma was working as an armed guard in his village. Terrorists fired at him in the morning hours. He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

In November last year, two labourers hailing from Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh were killed by terrorists in Shopian. The terrorists had lobbed a grenade in Harmen, Shopian in which two labourers named Monish Kumar and Ram Sagar were injured. They succumbed to their injuries in the hospital.

In August last year, a migrant worker from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in J&K's Bandipora district. Mohammad Amrez, a 19-year-old weaver from Bihar's Madhepura, was shot by terrorists. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

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