Kulgam terror attack: Kharge claims labourers were asked to 'identify' before being shot
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the killing of two labourers from Chhattisgarh in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, alleging they were identified before being shot.
The victims were Deepak Ratre, 24, from Sakti district, and Bhupendra Bhaina, 28, from Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district, both employed at a brick kiln in Kulgam.
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the victims' families; Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai directed officials to coordinate return of bodies.
The attack followed the July 22 shooting of head constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi in Anantnag during Amarnath Yatra duty.
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