Recalling the June 9 incident, Neelam Gupta, one of the 41 people injured in the attack in Reasi district of Gonda (UP), Jammu and Kashmir, said the terrorists continued firing even after the bus fell into the ditch.
Nine people were killed in an attack on a vehicle carrying pilgrims from Shiv Khori temple to Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Katra. Due to indiscriminate firing by terrorists, the 53-seater bus went off the road and fell into a ditch near Teriyath village of Poni.
The pilgrims were from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi.
Neelam was in the bus with her husband Devi Prasad Gupta, son Prince, daughter Palak, sister Bittan, relative Dinesh Gupta and friend Deepak Kumar Rai and they all returned to their home in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district on Thursday night after undergoing treatment in Jammu. .Apart from these, the eighth Rajesh Gupta of the district who was injured in the attack is still admitted in Jammu hospital and his condition is critical. He is the brother of Neelam Gupta.
Devi Prasad Gupta, a resident of Bhikharipur village, said the terrorists were targeting the driver of the bus and the vehicle overturned and fell into a ditch.
"We left for Jammu by train on June 4. Our plan included visiting the Maa Vaishno Devi temple on June 9, the day our bus was attacked," he said.
Neelam Gupta told that the terrorists kept firing even after the bus fell into the ditch.“It seems their aim was to kill everyone on the bus,” he said.
The passengers were scared and lay down to avoid being hit by the bullets, he said, adding that "after some time, when the firing stopped and we were sure that the terrorists were gone, the local people took care of the injured." Slowly pulled out of the bus."
After some time, security personnel also reached the spot and the injured were taken to the hospital in an ambulance, recalled Neelam Gupta, who suffered a fracture in her left leg.
Devi Prasad Gupta said that he still has pain in his left ribs and hands.
Administrative and police teams from Gonda district reached Jammu to assist us and we are grateful to them.''
Nine people were killed in an attack on a vehicle carrying pilgrims from Shiv Khori temple to Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Katra. Due to indiscriminate firing by terrorists, the 53-seater bus went off the road and fell into a ditch near Teriyath village of Poni.
The pilgrims were from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi.
Neelam was in the bus with her husband Devi Prasad Gupta, son Prince, daughter Palak, sister Bittan, relative Dinesh Gupta and friend Deepak Kumar Rai and they all returned to their home in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district on Thursday night after undergoing treatment in Jammu. .Apart from these, the eighth Rajesh Gupta of the district who was injured in the attack is still admitted in Jammu hospital and his condition is critical. He is the brother of Neelam Gupta.
Devi Prasad Gupta, a resident of Bhikharipur village, said the terrorists were targeting the driver of the bus and the vehicle overturned and fell into a ditch.
"We left for Jammu by train on June 4. Our plan included visiting the Maa Vaishno Devi temple on June 9, the day our bus was attacked," he said.
Neelam Gupta told that the terrorists kept firing even after the bus fell into the ditch.“It seems their aim was to kill everyone on the bus,” he said.
The passengers were scared and lay down to avoid being hit by the bullets, he said, adding that "after some time, when the firing stopped and we were sure that the terrorists were gone, the local people took care of the injured." Slowly pulled out of the bus."
After some time, security personnel also reached the spot and the injured were taken to the hospital in an ambulance, recalled Neelam Gupta, who suffered a fracture in her left leg.
Devi Prasad Gupta said that he still has pain in his left ribs and hands.
Administrative and police teams from Gonda district reached Jammu to assist us and we are grateful to them.''
