At least two soldiers and two army porters were killed, and three others injured, in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
The attack occurred on Thursday in the Butapathri sector. The deceased porters have been identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Choudhary and Zahoor Ahmad Mir.
The Indian Army's Chinar Corps confirmed the exchange of fire on social media. This attack comes on the heels of another incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, where a labourer, Pritam Singh from Uttar Pradesh, was shot and injured just hours earlier.
This is the second attack in Ganderbal in the past 72 hours. It follows a deadly militant attack three days prior, which claimed the lives of seven individuals, including five non-local workers and a local Kashmiri doctor, Dr. Shahnawaz of Nayidgam, Budgam.
The newly formed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah condemned the attack, describing it as "very unfortunate" and a "matter of serious concern".
“I condemn this attack is [sic] the strongest possible terms & send my condolences to the loved ones of the people who lost their lives. I also pray that injured make a complete & swift recovery,” Abdullah wrote on X.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti expressed shock and sadness, condemning the attack "unequivocally".
Sajad Lone, MP for North Kashmir's Handwara constituency, denounced the attack as a "senseless act of terror". “The increase in terror attacks after an elected government is in place highlights the disdain and contempt that these terror elements have for democratically elected governments. There is a significant spurt after elections. My thoughts with the families of those who lost their lives,” he wrote on X.
