Rajouri attack: Six people including two children cremated

Hundreds of people and top administration officials gathered at the cremation ground in Dangri village for the last rites of six people who died in a terrorist attack

SRINAGAR | Updated: 03 January, 2023 7:29 pm IST
Hundreds of people and top administration officials gathered at the cremation ground in Dangri village for the last rites

Top police officials, including Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir, Dilbag Singh, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu and ADGP, Jammu Mukesh Singh and hundreds of people gathered on Tuesday at a cremation ground in Dangri village of Rajouri district for the last rites of six civilians killed in a militant attack on Sunday evening.

Hundreds of people and top officials from the civil and police administrations gathered at the cremation ground in Dangri village today morning for the last rites. People also took out a procession, raising slogans as they gathered at the cremation ground for the last rites.

Four civilians were killed and six were injured after terrorists stormed Dangri village on Sunday evening. The next morning, two minors also died and a few others were injured after an unattended IED blast went off in one of the houses of the slain civilians in Dangri village.

The attack has created panic and fear among the locals, while security agencies are trying to ascertain details about the attack.

On Monday, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also reached Dangri village to review the situation and express solidarity with the victims’ families.

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