One of the two attackers who carried deadly attack in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on 20 October has been captured in CCTV footage. The photos have surfaced online and the attacker can be seen holding AK series rifle with blue tag. As reported by WION, rifle carried by the man resembles the weapons which was used in earlier attacks in the South Pir Panjal area. It is said that the arm carried by the attackers are US-made M4 carbine and an AK-47. The two attackers had spent seven minutes at workers’ camp in Ganderbal as per the CCTV footage.

As per reports, the similarity of the weapon has raised concern about political links between the incidents and it could indicate a pattern in the armaments used by the terrorists. The Indian Express reported that there was no CCTV camera installation at the place they first opened fire, however CCTV footage has captured the location they moved next and the two men can be seen entering and opening fire. It is revealed that they had attacked the mess before targeting more workers later.

The attackers had opened fire on a group which included both locals and non-locals. Following the attack, two labourers had died on spot and five others were pronounced dead later. Reportedly, the attack was said to have been carried by the The Resistance Front (TRF) terrorist group which is an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

J&K CM Condemns The Attack

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had condemned the Ganderbal attack. He wrote on X, “Very sad news of a dastardly & cowardly attack on non-local labourers at Gagangir in Sonamarg region. These people were working on a key infrastructure project in the area. 2 have been killed & 2-3 more have been injured in this militant attack. I strongly condemn this attack on unarmed innocent people & send my condolences to their loved ones.”

Omar further informed about the casualties and said, “The casualty figure from the Gagangir attack is not final as there are a number of injured labourers, both local & non-local. Praying that the injured make a full recovery as the more seriously injured are being referred to SKIMS, Srinagar.”

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha had also conducted review meeting over security measures and had directed the police on Wednesday to tighten security measures around key infrastructure projects and construction camps in J&K.

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