Security agencies have released sketches and pictures of of three terrorists involved in the brutal Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy outfit of the banned Pakistan-based terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has claimed responsibility for the massacre.
According to intelligence sources, two of the attackers are believed to be foreign nationals. The security establishment is working on a war footing to identify and neutralize the perpetrators, who targeted unarmed civilians in a popular tourist area.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who arrived in Srinagar early this morning, held an emergency security review meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. He also paid tribute to the victims before their mortal remains were flown to their respective home states. “Bharat will not bend to terror. The culprits will not be spared,” he stated in a message on X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Saudi Arabia on an official visit, cut short his trip and returned to India in light of the attack. He condemned the incident, calling it a “heinous act” and promised that the guilty will face justice. “Their evil agenda will never succeed. Our resolve to fight terrorism is unshakable and only grows stronger,” he said.
Eyewitnesses and survivors of the attack recounted chilling details—terrorists reportedly asked victims about their religion before shooting men at point-blank range. Many of the dead were honeymooning couples and families visiting the picturesque Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has instructed airlines to maintain fare caps to aid the safe return of stranded tourists from Kashmir. Additional flights are being arranged to assist in evacuation efforts.
In response to the incident, heightened security alerts have been issued across major Indian cities, including Delhi and Mumbai.
The nation mourns the loss, while security forces intensify their hunt for the attackers behind one of the deadliest terror strikes since Pulwama.
