Bihar migrant labourer shot dead in Kashmir's Anantnag in targeted attack

A migrant labourer from Bihar was shot dead in a targeted killing in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said on Wednesday.

"Terrorists fired upon and critically injured one person identified as Raju Shah resident of Bihar at Jablipora Bijbehera, Anantnag. He has been evacuated to hospital for treatment," the Kashmir Zone Police wrote on X.

Shah succumbed to his injuries.

Security personnel have cordoned off the area and initiated a search operation.

The terror attack is second such incident in Kashmir in 10 days, and comes days ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections. One seat in Jammu and Kashmir will vote in the first phase on Friday.

On April 8, a resident of Dehradun survived a shooting by terrorists in south Kashmir's Herpora.