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{{Infobox civilian attack<br />
| title = 2019 Kulgam attack<br />
| partof = the [[insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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| map_alt = Location of the attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
| map_caption = Location of the attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
| location = [[Kulgam]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India<br />
| target = Bengali Muslim labourers<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|33|38|24|N|75|01|12|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| date = 29 October 2019<br />
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| fatalities = 7<br />
| injuries = 1<br />
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| perps = [[Hizbul Mujahideen]]<br />
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The '''2019 Kulgam massacre''' refers to the killing of seven [[Bengali Muslim]] labourers in the [[Kulgam district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India by foreign-based terrorists.<ref name="Nath2019">{{cite web |last1=Nath |first1=Sujith |title=As Bengal Workers Flee Kashmir in Wake of Militant Attack, Mamata Govt Looks to Stop Migration |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/as-bengal-workers-flee-kashmir-in-wake-of-terror-attack-mamata-govt-looks-to-stop-migration-2367429.html |publisher=[[News18]] |accessdate=3 November 2019 |language=en |date=30 October 2019}}</ref> The attack was carried out by members of [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], after being planned by Hizbul Mujahideen commander Ajaz Malik.<ref name="Sandhu2019">{{cite web |last1=Sandhu |first1=Kamaljit Kaur |title=Hizbul commander Aijaz Malik who planned killing of 5 migrants died a day before Kulgam attack |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/hizbul-commander-aijaz-malik-who-planned-killings-of-5-migrants-died-a-day-before-kulgam-attack-1614245-2019-10-31 |website=[[India Today]] |accessdate=4 November 2019 |language=en |date=31 October 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
{{Main|Kashmir conflict|Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism}}<br />
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==Attack==<br />
The 2019 Kulgam massacre occurred when terrorists entered a home housing Bengali Muslim labourers in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Reuters2019">{{cite web |title=Indian state leader to move migrant workers from Kashmir after violence |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir/indian-state-leader-to-move-migrant-workers-from-kashmir-after-violence-idUSKBN1XC04Y |publisher=[[Reuters]] |accessdate=3 November 2019 |language=en |date=2 November 2019|quote=More than 100 migrant workers from India’s Kashmir will be moved after a spate of killings by suspected separatist militants underlined the threat to outsiders in the restive region. ... Last week, suspected militants barged into a house in southern Kashmir, marched out six men who had come to work in the orchards and paddy fields from West Bengal, lined them up and shot them, police said. Five died, a sixth, who the gunmen had left for dead, survived, to tell the tale that has fanned fears of further attacks on outsiders, officials say.}}</ref> These men came to Kulgam to work in the apple orchards there.<ref name="Reuters2019"/> The terrorists, who are suspected of being Kashmiri separatists, lined up the men and killed seven of them.<ref name="Nath2019"/> One of them named Baharaduddin, survived after being left for dead.<ref name="Nath2019"/><ref name="Reuters2019"/><br />
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=== Victims ===<br />
*Sheikh Rafiq (murdered)<ref name="Nath2019"/> <br />
*Naimuddin Alam (murdered)<ref name="Nath2019"/><br />
*Qamaruddin Sheikh (murdered)<ref name="Nath2019"/><br />
*Mursalim Sheikh (murdered)<ref name="Nath2019"/><br />
*Rafiqul Alam (murdered)<ref name="Nath2019"/><br />
*Baharaduddin (injured)<ref name="Nath2019"/><br />
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== Consequences ==<br />
The chief minister of [[West Bengal]], [[Mamata Banerjee]], identified 130 labourers still working in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and is supporting their return to their home state for safety reasons, although some of them are opting to remain in the union territory.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nath |first1=Sujith |title=Days after Militants Kill Bengal Labourers in Kashmir, Mamata Says Remaining Workers Being Brought Back |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/days-after-militants-kill-bengal-labourers-in-kashmir-mamata-says-remaining-workers-being-brought-back-2370703.html |publisher=[[News18]] |accessdate=3 November 2019 |date=1 November 2019}}</ref> The bodies of the victims were returned to their families by the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]].<ref name="Sandhu2019"/><br />
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