West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed grief over the death of nine people in an attack by gunman on a bus with pilgrims on board in Jammu and Kashmir, and demanded an investigation into the incident.
Taking to X , Banerjee said has been an incident of attack on some pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir, and there have been consequently 9 deaths. The matter should be immediately investigated into. I convey my profound condolences to the victim families.”
Nine people were killed and 33 injured as terrorists struck a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Sunday evening, opening fire on the vehicle which fell into a gorge, a senior police officer said.The attack occurred on the bus en route from Shiv Khori temple to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra near Teryath village in Poni.
The 53-seater bus veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge following the gunfire around 6:15 pm
