Srinagar, July 11: Seven Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, including six women, died and 19 others were injured after terrorists opened fire at their bus in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday night. Five of those killed were from Gujarat and two from Maharashtra. The condition of 19 pilgrims who were injured in the attack is stable. Authorities were in the process of airlifting them to New Delhi from Srinagar.
The deceased from Gujarat were identified as Hasuben Ratila Patal, Surakha Ben and Lakshimiben S Patal from Valsad, Ratan Zeena Bhai Patal of Daman and Prajapati Champaben of Navsari, a Jammu and Kashmir police spokesperson said. Those from Maharashtra were Nirmala Ben Thakor, a resident of Palghar, and Usha Mohanla Sonkar of Danu.
