Ganderbal — A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team arrived on Monday noon at a construction site in Ganderbal district’s Gagangir where militants gunned down a doctor and six labourers.
The NIA team is being led by a Superintendent of Police rank officer from the agency’s regional branch in the Union Territory, said sources.
A doctor and six construction workers were killed when militants attacked a tunnel construction site on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in the Ganderbal district late Sunday evening. The militants struck as the labourers and other staff returned to their camp in Gund, Ganderbal.
The incident raised serious concern as this was a targeted killing by the terrorists. The militants believed to be at least two, opened fire indiscriminately on a group of labourers, which included both local and non-local people.
Two died instantly, while others later succumbed to their injuries. Officials also noted that five individuals are currently receiving treatment for their injuries.
