Pulwama, Oct 31: A migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh succumbed to injuries after being shot at by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday. The man, identified as Mukesh Singh, was shot at in the Rajpora area of Pulwama district at around 12:45 pm on Monday.

 

The Kashmir Zone Police confirmed the death through a social media post. "Terrorists fired upon one labourer identified as Mukesh of UP in Tumchi Nowpora area of Pulwama, who later on succumbed to his injuries. Area cordoned off. Further details shall follow," the update on X (formerly Twitter) read.

 

 

The 40-year-old had gone there five months ago to work at a brick kiln, his family said. The man is survived by his wife Kushma and four children - daughters Nisha (19) and Khushi (12), and sons Pankaj (14) and Ankush (9). Kumar was the youngest of his three brothers.

 

The security around the incident site was beefed up and the area has been cordoned off, as an investigation is underway. This is the second terror attack in the Kashmir Valley in the past 24 hours. On Sunday, some militants had shot at and critically injured a police officer while he was playing cricket with locals at the Eidgah ground in Srinagar.

 

The official, identified as Inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani, sustained three bullet injuries and is currently under treatment.