Thousands of migrant workers in Kashmir moved to secure locations, hundreds flee

Indian migrant workers wait inside a railway station to board trains to their home states following attacks on migrant labourers by suspected militants in Kashmir, on the outskirts of Srinagar October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities have moved thousands of migrant workers in Kashmir to safer locations overnight, while hundreds have fled the Himalayan valley after a wave of targeted killings, two security officials said on Monday.

Suspected militants have killed eleven civilians, including five migrant workers, in Kashmir since early October despite a widespread security crackdown in the heavily militarised region.