Pahalgam terror attack: Two from Maharashtra killed; full list of victims released

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Officials have released the names of 26 individuals who lost their lives in the recent terrorist attack at Baisaran in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The victims, mostly tourists from different parts of India and abroad, were gunned down when unidentified terrorists opened fire in the scenic valley known as 'Mini Switzerland'.

The tragic incident took place around 3 PM when terrorists descended from the surrounding hills and began shooting at civilians gathered in the popular tourist spot. The victims included individuals from Kerala, Maharashtra, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Nepal, and even the UAE.

Locals helped bring several injured tourists down from the valley on horseback, while helicopters were deployed for evacuation as part of the emergency response.

Names of the deceased:

1. N. Ramachandran Narayan Manon, 67, Kochi, Kerala
2. Vinay Narwal, 26, S/o Rajesh Narwal, Karnal, Haryana
3. Dinesh Agarwal, 47, S/o P.C. Agarwal, Santa Colony, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
4. Syed Adil Hussain Shah, S/o Haider Shah, Hapatnard
5. Neeraj Udhawani, 33, S/o Pradeep Kumar, UAE
6. Shubham Devdi, 31, S/o Sanjay Devdi, Kanpur
7. Sudeep Nyaupane, S/o Kashai Raj, Butwal, Nepal
8. Samir Guha, S/o Ajst Paran, Kolkata
9. Atul Shrikant Mone, 45, Mumbai, Maharashtra
10. Prashant Kumar Satpati, 41, S/o Jitender Satpati, Baleshwar
11. J.S. Chandermuli, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
12. Santosh Jagdai, 54, S/o Eknath Jogdai, Pune
13. Kasturba Ganvote, Pune, Maharashtra
14. Bharat Bhushan, S/o Chana Veerpa, Sundarnagar, Bangalore
15. Manjunath Rao, S/o Mahabala Rao, Karnataka
16. Biten Adhikari, 47, S/o Basirishwari Adhikari, Kolkata
17. Sushil Nathaniel, 55, S/o Jayrad, Indore
18. Manish Ranjan (I.B.), S/o Manglesh Kumar Mishra, Bihar
19. Dilip Desai, 64, S/o Jayram Desai, Mumbai
20. Madhu Sudhana Rao Somisetti, 46, S/o Somisetti Tirupilu, Bangalore
21. Sanjay Laxman Lele, 52, S/o Laxman Lele, Mumbai
22. Yatish Parmar, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
23. Sumit Parmar, S/o Yatish Parmar, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
24. Tagehaliin, Arunachal Pradesh
25. Hemant Suhas Joshi, 43, S/o Dhruv Joshi, Mumbai
26. Shalish Bhai Hemant Bhai Kalathia, Surat, Gujarat

In response to the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his official trip to Saudi Arabia and returned to New Delhi on Wednesday morning. Upon landing, he held an emergency meeting at the airport with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and the Foreign Secretary to review the situation.

Security forces were immediately dispatched to the site following the attack, and operations are ongoing in the region. Officials believe the terrorists deliberately targeted the area at a time when Kashmir is witnessing a surge in tourism.