2 migrant workers shot by terrorists in J&K, second targeted attack in 12 days

The injured migrant workers have been identified as Sofiyan and Usman, both residents of Uttar Pradesh.

In Short

• Both labourers, Sofiyan and Usman, are from Uttar Pradesh
• Labourers wounded by gunshots, their condition is said to be stable
• Security forces reach the spot, launch hunt for terrorists

Two migrant labourers were shot by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Friday. This is the second such targeted attack on non-locals in Central Kashmir in the last 12 days.

The injured men, Sofiyan, 25, and Usman Malik, 25, have been admitted to JVC Hospital Bemina in Srinagar. Both are from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.

Sofiyan and Usman labourers were working as daily wagers with the Jal Shakti Department. Their condition is said to be stable.

Upon receiving the information, security forces reached the spot and launched a search operation for the terrorists.

The latest attack on non-locals in Jammu and Kashmir came 12 days after a doctor and six migrant workers were killed after terrorists opened fire at a construction site in the Sonamarg area of Ganderbal district.

The doctor and workers attacked were part of the construction team working on the Z-Morh tunnel, which connects Gaganeer to Sonamarg in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal.

On October 18, terrorists killed a migrant worker from Bihar in Shopian district. The locals found the worker's bullet-riddled body in Shopian district in South Kashmir.