J&K: Militants Shoot At Migrant Labourer From West Bengal, Victim's Condition Stable

The police have cordoned off the Ugergund area for safety purposes.

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New Delhi: A non-local labourer was shot at by militants on Friday morning, in the Ugergund area of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. The victim, Munreel Islam, a resident of West Bengal was taken to a nearby hospital and his condition is reported to be stable, according to ANI report. The police have also cordoned off the area for safety purposes.

#Terrorists fired upon one outside labourer Muneerul Islam S/O Abdul Karim R/O West Bengal at Ugergund Newa in #Pulwama. He has been shifted to district hospital Pulwama where his condition is stated to be stable. Area #cordoned off. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) September 2, 2022

This comes weeks after a labourer from Bihar was fired upon by terrorists at Soadnara Sumbal in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district. The injured victim later succumbed to his injuries. He was identified as Mohd Amrez, who was from Bihar's Madhepura.

Talking about the incident, Mohd Amrez's brother said, "Around 12.20 am, my brother woke me up and said that a firing has started. He wasn't around, we thought he went to the toilet. We went to check, saw him lying in a pool of blood and we contacted security personnel. He was brought to Hajin and later referred but he died," reported ANI.

Another labourer from Bihar was killed and two others from the same state were injured after a grenade was thrown at them by terrorists in Pulwama district on August 4. The deceased labourer was identified as Mohd Mumtaz. The injured were Mohd Arif and Mohd Majbool, residents of Rampor in Bihar. The terrorists, who are believed to be from the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed(JeM), were heavily armed with deadly ‘steel core’ bullets and were shot down after an over four-hour gun battle.