'my Name Is Bharath': Pahalgam Terrorists Shot 35-year-old Bengaluru Techie In Head In Front Of Wife, Son; Mother-in-law Says...

Bharath Bhushan, a 35-year-old techie from Bengaluru, was among nan 26 civilians who were killed successful nan panic onslaught that gripped Pahalgam connected Tuesday. When equipped terrorists successful Pahalgam asked for his sanction earlier shooting him, he proudly said: "My sanction is Bharath." 

Bhushan was shot successful nan caput successful beforehand of his woman Dr Sujatha and their 3-year-old son. Dr Sujatha is simply a paediatrician astatine nan Ramaiah Hospital. When nan family was confronted by terrorists, Bhushan was carrying his boy and Sujatha stood nearby. 

The terrorists first asked Bhushan to manus complete nan kid to Sujatha and past asked him his name. Upon proceeding his name, they asked whether he was Hindu aliases Muslim. The 35-year aged techie was changeable dormant erstwhile he replied 'Hindu'. 

Meanwhile, nan techie's begetter said that he came to cognize astir his son's decease connected Wednesday morning.

"I publication astir it successful a Kannada newspaper during my greeting walk. My legs gave way. I didn't cognize what to do. My family had kept it a concealed from maine and my wife," he told The Times of India.

Hours earlier he was changeable dead, Bharath called his begetter from Kashmir and showed them nan scenic views and told that he, on pinch his woman and son, were headed to Pahalgam. 

Around 7pm connected Tuesday, his elder boy Preetham told nan family that Bharath was injured successful Pahalgam and that he was flying to Kashmir to bring him back.

"Sujatha's relative besides went. They said it wasn't serious, and they'd bring him home. The formation was primitively scheduled to time off astatine 11 am, but they yet flew retired astatine 2 am," nan techie's begetter added. 

Bhushan's mother-in-law recalled speaking to her girl and said nan terrorists asked victims if they were Hindu and kept shooting till they fell to nan ground. 

"They apparently asked if you were Hindu and past changeable them, they were changeable because they were Hindus, they changeable my son-in-law...They didn't sprout women and children, but changeable nan men successful nan head. They kept shooting till they fell down," she said.

She further said that since Sujatha is simply a doctor, she realised he was dormant and past took nan mobile and purse and ran. She said to her girl astatine astir 2:45 p.m. connected Tuesday. 

Sujatha was taken by nan Indian Army to safe place, arsenic per Bhushan's mother-in-law. 

Published on: Apr 24, 2025 10:07 AM IST