Pahalgam Terror Attack: 30-year-old Up Man, Married In February, 'shot In The Head' In Baisaran Valley

Shubham Dwivedi, a 30-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, was among nan tourists killed successful nan panic onslaught that took spot done Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. Dwivedi was joined connected February 12 this twelvemonth and had gone to Kashmir pinch his woman for a short vacation. 

The incident took spot successful Pahalgam's Baisaran Valley, besides known arsenic 'Mini Switzerland'. When nan incident, Shubham, his woman Aishanya, and his sister-in-law were ascending connected a elevation connected horseback.

His relative Saurabh Dwivedi told news agency ANI that his relative was changeable successful nan caput and nan terrorists started firing aft asking for nan names of nan individuals. 

"My sister-in-law called my uncle and told him that Shubham was changeable successful nan head. It is besides being said that nan firing started aft asking for nan names of nan individuals... We person received accusation that nan assemblage will beryllium released aft 2-3 days aft completing each nan procedures," he said. 

Meanwhile, nan authorities is apt to little nan guidance astir nan Pahalgam onslaught and is considering calling an all-party gathering connected nan issue.

Any determination connected this will beryllium made aft Union Home Minister Amit Shah returns to Delhi and nan Cabinet Committee connected Security (CCS) holds a meeting, India Today reported citing sources. 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been briefed by services chiefs including Army main General Upendra Dwivedi and Admiral Dinesh Tripathi connected nan existent information business successful Jammu & Kashmir. 

Top subject officials person been swiftly dispatched to nan impacted regions, while section units are being urged to enactment vigilant and escalate counter-terrorism efforts. 

In consequence to nan caller attack, further troops person been deployed astir nan tract to behaviour extended hunt and destruct operations aimed astatine neutralizing immoderate remaining threats.

As per nan preliminary probe, terrorists were seen wearing helmet-mounted cameras and they videographed nan full series of events.

The terrorists gathered each nan visitors together and segregated them into antheral and female, pursuing which nan identities of nan visitors were ascertained. Baisaran Valley was chosen deliberately knowing that rescue will return clip and casualty truthful will beryllium maximum, arsenic per sources. 

Published on: Apr 23, 2025 11:21 AM IST