Anantnag Terror Tragedy: Bihar Migrant Loses Life in Attack

The attack came on the eve of filing of nominations for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.

A migrant worker, identified as Raju Shah from Bihar, was killed in what police called a terror attack in Bijbehara town of Anantnag, in South Kashmir, on Wednesday night.

The attack came on the eve of filing of nominations for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and NC candidate Mian Altaf are scheduled to file their nomination papers on Thursday. NC vice-president Omar Abdullah is also scheduled to hold a rally in Anantnag.

The constituency will go to polls in the third phase on May 7.

According to police, the migrant worker was shot at about 9 pm on Wednesday. He was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to injuries. “Terrorists fired upon & critically injured one person identified as Raju Shah, resident of Bihar… He has been evacuated to hospital for treatment. Area cordoned off,” J&K Police said in a post on X.

“The injured person, who was shot at by terrorists, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Search operation underway in the area,” police said later.