Pahalgam attack: Who are the 26 people shot dead by terrorists? Full list
Srinagar, Apr 23: What began as a peaceful visit to the scenic valleys of Kashmir turned into a tragedy on Tuesday, as terrorists opened fire on a group of people — mostly tourists — killing 26 and injuring several others. It was one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in the region in recent years.
All 26 victims were men.
The attack took place in the meadows of Pahalgam, where people from various parts of India had gathered for vacation. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde confirmed that five of the victims were from the state.
A 26-year-old lieutenant of the Indian Navy from Haryana, who had gotten married almost a week before the attack, was killed in Kashmir on Tuesday. Two people from Karnataka, two from Kolkata, a local from Pahalgam were also killed in the incident.
In response to the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to India on Wednesday morning. Home minister Amit Shah has departed for Jammu and Kashmir to monitor the situation on the ground.
The coffins of the terror attack victims have been brought to Srinagar airport, with several state government representatives arriving to assist in repatriating the victims and tourists to their respective states, news agency ANI reported.
Here is the full list of Pahalgam terrorist attack victims:
- Sushil Nathyal, Indore
- Syed Adil Hussain Shah, Pahalgam
- Hemant Suhas Joshi, Mumbai
- Vinay Narwal, Haryana
- Atul Srikant Moni, Maharashtra
- Neeraj Udhawani, Uttarakhand
- Bitan Adhikari, Kolkata
- Sudeep Neupane, Nepal
- Shubham Dwivedi, Kanpur
- Prashant Kumar Satpathi, Malashwar Odesa
- Manish Ranjan, Bihar
- N Ramachandra, Kerala
- Sanjay Lakshman Lali, Thane
- Dinesh Agarwal, Chandigarh
- Sameer Guhar, Kolkata
- Dileep Dasali, Mumbai
- J Sachandra Moli, Visakhapatnam
- Madhusudan Somisetty, Bengaluru
- Santosh Jaghda, Pune
- Manju Nath Rao, Karnataka
- Kastuba Ganvotay, Pune
- Bharat Bhushan, Bengaluru
- Sumit Parmar, Gujarat
- Yatesh Parmar, Gujarat
- Tagehalying, Arunachal Pradesh
- Shaileshbhai H Himmatbhai Kalathia, Gujarat
