The Union Home Minister said he has briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in Saudi Arabia, about the Pahalgam terror attack and held a meeting with the officials concerned via video conferencing after the incident
Security personnel move towards the site of the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday vowed to come down heavily on the perpetrators of the terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam and said he was heading to Srinagar where he would review the security situation with all agencies, reported news agency PTI.
Shah said he has briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in Saudi Arabia, about the Pahalgam terror attack and held a meeting with the officials concerned via video conferencing after the incident.
"Anguished by the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. My thoughts are with the family members of the deceased. Those involved in this dastardly act of terror will not be spared, and we will come down heavily on the perpetrators with the harshest consequences. Briefed PM Shri @narendramodi Ji about the incident and held a meeting with the concerned officials via video conferencing. Will shortly leave for Srinagar to hold an urgent security review meeting with all the agencies," Shah wrote on 'social media platform X.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said security forces have launched operations to neutralise terrorists who carried out the Pahalgam terror attack, and the perpetrators will have to pay a very heavy price for their heinous act, PTI reported.
"Anti-terror ops launched to neutralise terrorists. Entire nation is angry and blood of our forces is boiling. I want to assure the nation that perpetrators of Pahalgam attack will have to pay a very heavy price for their heinous act. My heartfelt condolences to bereaved families," Sinha said on X.
The incident occurred around 3 pm when terrorists descended from the mountain in Baisaran Valley and started firing at the tourists, reported PTI.
A purported video of the attack site emerged showing several people bleeding and lying motionless on the ground while women tourists were wailing and frantically looking for their loved ones. No independent official verification was available.
The incident comes when Kashmir is witnessing a surge in tourist arrivals after reeling under militancy for years. Also, the 38-day Amarnath pilgrimage is scheduled to begin on July 3.
Authorities have pressed a chopper into service for the evacuation of the injured, the officials said, adding that some of the injured were brought down from the meadows by local people on their ponies.
(With PTI inputs)
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