Law enforcement officials said two assailants spent 15 minutes at the camp and were familiar with the topography
Web Desk Updated: October 22, 2024 10:36 IST
As the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probes the terror attack on the labour camp at a tunnel construction site in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, a Pakistani terror outfit has praised the gunmen for the rampage, stating the tunnel was "against the Chinese interests".
Pakistani terror outfit People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) released a statement on Sunday's attack, which killed seven people, including a doctor, by calling it "strategic", according to The Times of India.
In the statement, PAFF, an offshoot of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), praised TRF for what it called a "strategic attack" on Indian workers. Calling the tunnel a military project, the statement said it was such "projects in occupied territory are death traps" and urged people to avoid them. The statement added that the attack was aimed at disrupting Indian military deployments on the eastern border and added the tunnel work was "against our military interests and those of our Chinese friends."
It also warned of further attacks on similar infrastructure efforts. The 6.5-km-long tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh highway is a critical infrastructure that would ensure connectivity between Ladakh and Jammu throughout the year.
The attack was reportedly carried out on the orders of TRF chief Sheikh Sajjad Gul, who carries a Rs 10 lakh bounty announced by NIA in 2022. However, the officials are yet to make any statement about the attack or the people behind it.
Meanwhile, police officers probing the attack told reporters that the terrorists were heavily armed and opened fire with automatic weapons for over 15 minutes to inflict maximum casualties.
"It appears that the terrorists had been positioned in the area and were familiar with the topography. They cut the electricity before unleashing their assault," Rising Kashmir quoted a police official.
Also read: J&K terror attack: Gunmen snapped power lines before barging into staff mess; sprayed bullets for several minutes
A massive search operation is underway to find and neutralize the terrorists. Besides drones, sniffer dogs have also been deployed to comb through the dense forests and mountainous terrain surrounding the site of the attack.
Six labourers and a doctor were killed when terrorists struck the labour camp of the Z-Morh tunnel construction site in Gagangir on Sunday evening. The incident happened after the workers were having dinner in the mess.
The militants also set two vehicles belonging to the construction company ablaze before fleeing. Officials said both were foreign men who have possibly infiltrated from north Kashmir's Bandipora area.
Law enforcement officials said two assailants spent 15 minutes at the camp and were familiar with the topography
Web Desk Updated: October 22, 2024 10:36 IST
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As the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probes the terror attack on the labour camp at a tunnel construction site in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, a Pakistani terror outfit has praised the gunmen for the rampage, stating the tunnel was "against the Chinese interests".
Pakistani terror outfit People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) released a statement on Sunday's attack, which killed seven people, including a doctor, by calling it "strategic", according to The Times of India.
In the statement, PAFF, an offshoot of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), praised TRF for what it called a "strategic attack" on Indian workers. Calling the tunnel a military project, the statement said it was such "projects in occupied territory are death traps" and urged people to avoid them. The statement added that the attack was aimed at disrupting Indian military deployments on the eastern border and added the tunnel work was "against our military interests and those of our Chinese friends."
It also warned of further attacks on similar infrastructure efforts. The 6.5-km-long tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh highway is a critical infrastructure that would ensure connectivity between Ladakh and Jammu throughout the year.
The attack was reportedly carried out on the orders of TRF chief Sheikh Sajjad Gul, who carries a Rs 10 lakh bounty announced by NIA in 2022. However, the officials are yet to make any statement about the attack or the people behind it.
Meanwhile, police officers probing the attack told reporters that the terrorists were heavily armed and opened fire with automatic weapons for over 15 minutes to inflict maximum casualties.
"It appears that the terrorists had been positioned in the area and were familiar with the topography. They cut the electricity before unleashing their assault," Rising Kashmir quoted a police official.
Also read: J&K terror attack: Gunmen snapped power lines before barging into staff mess; sprayed bullets for several minutes
A massive search operation is underway to find and neutralize the terrorists. Besides drones, sniffer dogs have also been deployed to comb through the dense forests and mountainous terrain surrounding the site of the attack.
Six labourers and a doctor were killed when terrorists struck the labour camp of the Z-Morh tunnel construction site in Gagangir on Sunday evening. The incident happened after the workers were having dinner in the mess.
The militants also set two vehicles belonging to the construction company ablaze before fleeing. Officials said both were foreign men who have possibly infiltrated from north Kashmir's Bandipora area.