Social activist shot by suspected terrorists in Kupwara amid high security alert in Valley | India News

High security alert in J&Okay

NEW DELHI: A forty five-year-old social activist was injured after being shot by suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officers stated on Sunday.
The activist, recognized as Ghulam Rasool Magray, was attacked late Saturday night time inside his residence in Kandi Khas space.
He was rushed to a close-by hospital for remedy. Officials stated the motive behind the assault remains to be unclear.
The taking pictures comes at a time when security has been heightened throughout the Valley following the lethal terrorist assault in Pahalgam on April 22. In that incident, 26 individuals have been killed when terrorists opened fireplace at Baisaran meadows, a preferred vacationer vacation spot in the picturesque city of Pahalgam.
The Pahalgam assault is being described as one of many deadliest terror strikes in Jammu and Kashmir for the reason that 2019 Pulwama bombing, which killed 40 CRPF personnel.
It additionally marks one of many largest assaults in the area for the reason that abrogation of Article 370.
Security forces stay on high alert in the Valley.