Some 18 non-local labourers were “spared” during the attack at Trenz, but the message from the militants was clear: leave Kashmir at the earliest. According to the local apple growers and some officials, “many” terrified non-Kashmiris began fleeing the Valley at daybreak on Thursday. “They separated the traders from the labourers, who were let go after being told to leave (Kashmir). They asked the three of us (Charanjit, Sanjiv and him) to walk towards a particular place to load apples. Several apple growers, however, have told this newspaper that the militants recently allowed them to harvest their crop.

Source: The Telegraph October 17, 2019 22:18 UTC