Reasi Terror Attack: CPI(M) condemns attack, calls it 'senseless violence'

Bus plunged in the gorge after terrorists opened fire/ PTI

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday condemned the terrorist attack in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, reported PTI. The attack left nine people dead and 41 injured.

In a statement, the J&K unit of the CPI(M) demanded compensation for the victims and also said that the administration should introspect why such incidents are occurring repeatedly.

"CPI(M) J&K has condemned the terrorist attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district in which nine persons were killed and 33 others were injured. Such senseless violence serves no purpose and only brings anguish and devastation to the victim families," the CPI(M) said as per the PTI report.

The statement further added, "Authorities must provide compensation to victim families and free-of-cost treatment to the injured, and culprits must be identified and brought to book."

"The administration must introspect as to why such incidents are repeatedly occurring in the area. We offer our condolences to the families of the victims," they said.

On Sunday, terrorists opened fire at the 53-seater bus carrying pilgrims when it was en route from Shiv Khori temple to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra near Teryath village in the Poni area.

The bus plunged into a deep gorge following the gunfire.

Officials said 41 people were injured in the attack and 10 of them sustained bullet wounds.

The forensic team reached the spot in the morning, scanned the entire area and collected various materials connected to the attack, they said, adding these included some bullets.

Reasi terror attack: LG announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia each for families of victims

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has approved an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the next of kin of those killed in the terror attack on a bus in Reasi district, an official spokesman said on Monday.

Sinha has also approved Rs 50,000 each for those injured, the spokesman said.

Terrorists opened fire at the bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district on Sunday, killing nine and injuring 41 others.

The 53-seater bus, on its way from the Shiv Khori temple to Katra, veered off the road following the barrage of gunfire and fell into a deep gorge near the Teryath village of Poni area.

The spokesman said a control room has been created by the district administration to provide all necessary assistance to those affected.

Efforts are on to neutralise the perpetrators of the terror attack, the spokesman said.