Condemning the killing of five labourers from West Bengal in a terror attack in Kashmir, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded a “strong investigation” into the incident to find out the “real truth”.

She also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of the victims.“In a most unfortunate incident in Kashmir on Tuesday, five innocent labourers were brutally killed in a planned manner. We are totally shocked! At present there are no political activities in Kashmir and the entire law and order is with the Government of India,” she said.

Banerjee tasked a senior Bengal police officer to find out details of the killing.“We, therefore, demand a strong investigation so that the real truth comes out. We are deputing Shri Sanjay Singh ADG South Bengal to find out details from them,” she tweeted.

“Our party MPs and MLAs have reached Murshidabad to meet the family members of victims. Our government is providing Rs 5 lakh each to the victim’s family and render all assistance to them,” she posted on the microblogging site.

Earlier in the day, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had termed the killing as a “cowardly act” and sought help from the government for the bereaved families.