A major terrorist attack was carried out in Pahalgam on the afternoon of 22 April. Sad pictures and videos are continuously coming out from there, one of which is of a newlywed couple, which is piercing the heart and mind.
A terrorist attack took place in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday afternoon, 22 April. This terrorist attack has shocked and troubled the whole country. According to media reports, 26 people are feared dead and many injured in the Pahalgam terrorist attack. This attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir has happened when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a visit to Saudi Arabia and US Vice President JD Vance is on a visit to India. In such a situation, this terrorist attack has attracted the attention of not only the media of the country but also people from all over the world.
According to media reports, in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on the afternoon of 22 April, most of the tourists have been targeted. In which first people were asked their name and religion and then they were shot. Since the terrorist attack, many heartbreaking pictures and videos are going viral on social media. These pictures and videos are so disturbing that they cannot be included in this article.
Husband and wife who went on honeymoon also became victims of terrorist attack
Among the pictures coming from Pahalgam, there is also a picture of a newly married couple. In this picture, after the terrorist attack, the woman’s husband is on the ground and his newly married wife is sitting nearby. In the picture, a red bangle is visible in the woman’s hand. This picture is not only disturbing, but is also creating fear in the hearts of people. A video of the woman seen in the picture is also going viral on social media, in which she is crying and saying, “I was eating Bhelpuri. My husband was standing next to me. Then a person came and asked what is your religion? You are a Muslim… When my husband said no, he directly opened fire…” The couple seen in the viral picture is being named Mukesh and Riya. According to reports, the couple got married on 4 April i.e. 18 days ago and both had come to Kashmir on honeymoon.
Among the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack is 26–year–old naval officer Vinay Narwal. According to reports, Vinay also went on honeymoon with his wife and they got married on 16 April.
When, what and how happened in the Pahalgam terror attack?
Pahalgam is located 90 km from Srinagar. Bysaran Valley is 6 km from Pahalgam, where there are mountains all around and a green field in the middle, which is also called Mini Switzerland. The terrorist attack took place at this place on Tuesday afternoon i.e. 22 April 2025.
According to media reports, around 3 pm on Tuesday afternoon, some terrorists came through the forest route in army uniform and started asking the tourist for his name and ID. After this, the tourists who were Hindus were fired upon. If reports are to be believed, foreign tourists are also among those killed in the terrorist attack.
Such a big terrorist attack on civilians after 17 years
17 years before the Pahalgam terrorist attack, a terrorist attack took place in Mumbai on 26 November 2008. The country can never forget this terrorist attack. In the Mumbai terrorist attack, terrorists entered the Taj Hotel and fired indiscriminately at innocent people. According to media reports, in the 2008 terrorist attack, terrorists entered Mumbai via the sea and then the Taj Hotel. Where they kept civilians hostage for 60 hours and killed innocent people. According to media reports, about 166 people lost their lives and many were injured in the Mumbai terrorist attack.
Pulwama terrorist attack
Even today people’s heart sinks remembering the morning of 14 February 2019. On this day 40 soldiers were martyred in Pulwama. According to media reports, a car loaded with explosives hit a bus in the CRPF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar highway.
