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Migrant worker shot dead in first J&K attack since 2024
Times of India··1 Aug
Terrorists shot dead 24 year old Deepak Ratray, a labourer from Chhattisgarh, and critically wounded another worker at a brick kiln in Kulgam on July 31. It was the first fatal terror attack on migrant workers in Jammu and Kashmir since October 2024. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the attack and directed forces to step up operations against the attackers.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Migrant workers from Chhattisgarh, Bihar and other states currently employed in Jammu and Kashmir should stay alert to updated security advisories at their worksites.
- Families of migrant labourers working at brick kilns and construction sites in Kashmir can follow whether security cover for such workers is strengthened.
- Anyone tracking the Amarnath Yatra season should note this attack coincides with a period when routes have already been affected by weather and past violence.
What's Happening
- Terrorists shot dead 24 year old Deepak Ratray, a labourer from Chhattisgarh, and critically wounded another worker at a brick kiln in Kulgam on July 31.
- It was the first fatal terror attack on migrant workers in Jammu and Kashmir since a Bihar native was killed in Shopian district in October 2024.
- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the attack and directed security forces to step up operations, while a cordon and search operation is underway.
The First Such Attack Since October 2024
- The last fatal attack on migrant labourers in Kulgam itself was in October 2021, when two workers from Bihar were killed in their rented accommodation.
- This attack followed a July 22 killing of a J&K Police head constable in Anantnag, the first attack in Kashmir since the April 2025 Pahalgam massacre.
- Both recent attacks occurred during the Amarnath Yatra season, which has been suspended on the Pahalgam route since July 19 due to rain and landslides.
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