Priyanka Chopra
Actress Priyanka Chopra spoke out against the attacks on pilgrims in Jammu & Kashmir's Reasi. On Sunday, June 9, a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi was attacked. Calling it a terror attack, Priyanka expressed her sadness on Instagram Stories. The Bollywood actress also attached a note alongside the news report.
Priyanka Chopra expresses grief over 'devastating' J&K bus attack
"Devastated. This heinous attack on innocent pilgrims is horrific. Why civilians and children?! It's so hard to comprehend the hatred we're witnessing around the world," Priyanka Chopra said while expressing her grief over the news.
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In addition to Priyanka, Bollywood stars Kangana Ranaut, Riteish Deshmukh, and Anupam Kher also responded to the incident. "I strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack on the pilgrims in Reasi, Jammu & Kashmir. They were going for Vaishnodevi Darshan and terrorists open fired them only because they were Hindus. I pray for the departed and hope for the swift recovery of the injured. Om shanti," Kangana wrote.
Riteish Deshmukh added, "Heart broken & devastated with the visuals of the Reasi terror attack. Prayers with the victims and families."
"Angry, Pained and Saddened by the cowardly attack on pilgrims in Reasi. Jammu! May Almighty give the loved ones of victims the strength to bear the pain and loss. Prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured," Anupam Kher wrote.
About the J&K bus attack
A massive cordon and search operation is underway to track down terrorists responsible for the attack on a passenger bus in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district that left nine people dead and 41 injured, officials said on Monday. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), State Investigation Agency (SIA) and Forensic department teams visited the spot of the terror attack and initiated a probe, 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 the deep gorge following the gunfire.
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha visited injured passengers at GMC and Narayana hospitals on Monday and said the terrorist attack was part of a nefarious design to spread turmoil in the Jammu region. Such attempts would be thwarted, he asserted. The Director General of Police (DGP) along with senior officers, including the Army, is scheduled to visit the spot to get first-hand information about the incident.
(With input from Agencies)
