23 April,2025 11:40 AM IST | Srinagar | mid-day online correspondent
Union Home Minister Amit Shah. File pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday laid wreaths on the bodies of 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, and assured the survivors that the perpetrators of the dastardly act would be brought to justice, reported news agency PTI.
Shah laid the wreaths on the coffins of the victims of the terror attack at the Police Control Room.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also paid their tributes to the victims, the officials said.
The Home Minister later interacted with families of the slain persons and other survivors of the Pahalgam terror attack.
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He assured them the security forces would leave no stone unturned to bring the perpetrators of the deadly attack to the book, the officials said.
Shah arrived within hours of the attack on Wednesday night and was briefed about the situation by Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, reported PTI.
The Home Minister also chaired a security review meeting, which was also attended by the Lieutenant Governor.
Earlier, the bodies of victims killed in the gruesome terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday were brought here.
"We have received 26 bodies which were brought to the Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar in the wee hours (of Wednesday). The bodies will be moved to the police control room (PCR)," an official had earlier told PTI.
At least 26 persons -- mostly tourists -- were killed by terrorists on Tuesday at the Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam in one of the worst terror attacks on civilians in Kashmir in the past many years.
In New Delhi, PM Modi arrived in the national capital, cutting short his state visit to Saudi Arabia, following the terrorist attack. PM Modi was on a two-day State visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Moments after his arrival in Delhi, the Prime Minister held a briefing at the Palam Airport with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and other officials, in view of the recent terrorist attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam.
(With inputs from PTI)
