Home NewsSouth AsiaIndia 9 Hindu pilgrims dead after militant attack in India’s Kashmir, police say

9 Hindu pilgrims dead after militant attack in India’s Kashmir, police say

by NEWSROOM


Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in Indian-administered Kashmir, which then tumbled into a ravine killing at least nine people, police said on Sunday.

The attack came around an hour before Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third term on Sunday evening in the capital New Delhi.

“Initial reports suggest that militants were waiting there in an ambush and they fired on the bus,” police officer Mohita Sharma told Agence France-Presse.

“The driver lost control and fell into the deep gorge. Nine…



Source link

You may also like

About Us

South Asiana™ is a news site to South Asian countries. We gather and publish news summaries about the subregion. In alliance with AsiaNewswire.Net™, we write and distribute press releases to media in South Asian countries. For press release distribution to media in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, contact us today.

 
 

 

 

Recent News

South Asiana™ is part of GroupWeb Media Network. © 2025 GroupWeb Media LLC