"Justice needed," relative of civilian porter killed in Baramulla terror attack

"He was his father at home, who is a cancer patient, and his mother is elderly. He has a 3-year-old child. Where will that 3-year-old go? The household lacks a source of income. His father spends Rs 10,000 to Rs 12,000 every month on medications and other necessities. I want to urge the government that justice is needed," a relative of the deceased told ANI.

The deceased civilian porter identified as Mushtaq Ahmed Choudhary was killed in a terrorist attack on a military vehicle in Baramulla on Thursday.

The family of the civilian porter, mourned his demise, at their residence in Nowshera, Baramulla, in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Visuals showed his relatives and his wife crying inconsolably.

Earlier today, security forces continued search operations in Baramulla following the firefight between the Indian Army and terrorists last night.

Two Indian Army soldiers and two civilian porters were killed after terrorists attacked a military vehicle in Baramulla. One soldier and one porter are injured and undergoing treatment, Indian Army officials said.

In an initial post on X, the Srinagar-based Chinar corps said, "A brief firefight took place between Indian Army and terrorists in general area Butapathri, Baramulla. During the firefight, two soldiers and two porters have suffered injuries and have been evacuated for medical care."

In a subsequent update, the Chinar Corps said, "During the firefight, two soldiers and two porters have suffered injuries and have been evacuated for medical care. Operation in progress."

On the same day (October 24), in another incident, terrorists shot at and injured a labourer in the Batgund Tral area of Pulwama district. The injured labourer was identified as Pritam Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh.

Earlier on October 20, a doctor and six construction workers were killed when terrorists attacked a tunnel construction site on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in the Ganderbal district. (ANI)