J&K: Labourer from Bihar killed in grenade attack by suspected militants in Pulwama
Two other residents of Bihar received injuries. The police have cordoned off the area.
A labourer from Bihar was killed and two others were injured on Thursday after suspected militants threw a grenade at them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police said the area has been cordoned off. The person who died has been identified as Mohammed Mumtaz, a resident of Sakwa Parsa village in Bihar.
#TerrorIncidentUpdate: The deceased outside labourer has been identified as Mohd Mumtaz S/O Mohd Jaloo R/O Sakwa Parsa, Bihar. Injured have been identified as Mohd Arif S/O Mohd Aziz & Mohd Majbool S/O Mohd Arif, residents of Rampor, Bihar. Both are Stable.@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/QsrOLX2CMp
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) August 4, 2022
Those injured were identified as Mohammed Arif and Mohammed Majbool, residents of Bihar’s Rampor village.
Terrorists hurled grenade on outside labourers in Gadoora area of Pulwama. In this terror incident, one labourer died and two others were injured, all from Bihar. Area cordoned off. Further details shall follow: Jammu & Kashmir Police pic.twitter.com/GwGdFV2yuY
— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2022
Since January, at least 20 targeted killings, including those of police officials, teachers and village heads, have been reported in Kashmir.
Of these, 13 were civilians – six were Hindus and seven were Kashmiri Muslims. Many of them have been shot point-blank in their homes or workplaces.