Toll from attack in India-controlled Kashmir rises to seven: reportsNEW DELHI, Oct 21, 2024 (AFP) - Gunmen in Indian-administered Kashmir raked a construction site work camp with bullets, killing seven people and wounding several others, Indian media reported Monday, updating an earlier toll. The contested territory's chief minister, Omar Abdullah, called the attack late Sunday "dastardly and cowardly", while India's interior minister Amit Shah vowed those responsible would face the "harshest" response. The Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency also reported Monday that a doctor was among the seven killed. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government cancelled Kashmir's limited autonomy in 2019, accompanied by mass arrests and a months-long communications blackout. "The brutal and savage attack against construction workers will be avenged," Manoj Sinha said, according to a statement by his office.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha October 21, 2024 14:54 UTC