A nice walk on Pahalgam, a picturesque tourist place in Jammu and Kashmir, became terrible when armed terrorists launched fire at civilians who rode on pony and enjoyed their holidays. 26 people lost their lives in a terrorist attack. This attack is considered the worst since the abolition of Article 370 in 2019.
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Here are all the details of the terrorist attack of Pahalgam you need to know:
1. The terrorist attack of Pahalgam was reportedly held around 14:30 or 15:00 on Tuesday. Police sources said News 18 that “terrorists emerged from a dense pine forest surrounding the valley and started shooting at a group of 40 tourists.”
2. Eyewitnesses were quoted as claiming that two to three military arms began to shoot without distinction. Another witness told the news agency or, “… we could have heard the sound of shooting for a long time.
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3. Some eyewitnesses also claimed that terrorists asked the victims of their religion before they killed them. According to the News8, witnesses told security forces that terrorists had selected tourists of a certain belief, asked men to present “Kalim” – a formal statement of faith – and shot them dead.
4. After a fatal attack, a video appeared on the social media showing his wife many officer Narwal, Himanshi and says, “I ate Bhel Puri with my husband when a man came and said he wasn’t a Muslim, and then shot him.” Vinay was a native of Haryana and was sent in Kochi. 16th April married, just a few days before the terrorist attack occurred.
The image of Himanshi sitting next to the still body of Vinay Narwal became the face of the Pahalgam tragedy.
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5. Officials stated that 26 victims were identified. Among the dead were tourists from several states, including Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryan and Uttar Pradesh. Among the injured PTI included at least one person from Gujarat, three of Tamil Nadu and two of the Maharashtra.
Who are terrorists?
6. The resistance front demanded responsibility for Tuesday’s attack. TRF is considered to be a queue for Lashkar-E-TABA. According to NewS18, the initial probe revealed that two terrorists were identified from the video. Agencies suspect that the two are cashmere who went to Pakistan for training.
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7. Many of the social media shared a picture and claimed that they show one of the terrorists who started fire for tourists on Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile, the Police of Jammu and Kashmir issued a set sketch of terrorists who were involved in Pahalgam’s attacks that killed 26 people. Sketches were made on the basis of eyewitness accounts, the police said.
8. The preliminary investigation showed that the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack were equipped with cameras mounted on the helmet and captured the entire sequence of events, News 18 reported.
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9. He allegedly revealed that three terrorists gathered the deceased together and segregated them to male and female groups before confirming their identity. Some victims were shot from a distance using tactics similar to snipers, while many others succumbed to blood loss, added a message.
10. Reports 18 stated that the crime scene was selected to ensure a delayed rescue effort, thus maximizing the victim, the investigation.
What did terrorists say?
A small known militant group, “Kashmir resistance” or “contradiction”, demanded responsibility for an attack in a social media report.
The group expressed dissatisfaction that more than 85,000 “outsiders” were solved in the region, causing a “demographic change”.
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(With the entry from agencies)
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