Srinagar:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met the survivors of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam and the families of the victims and assured them that the perpetrators of the “dastardly” act would be brought to justice. He also laid the wreaths on the coffins of the victims of the terror attack at the Police Control Room in Srinagar.
“With a heavy heart, paid last respects to the deceased of the Pahalgam terror attack. Bharat will not bend to terror,” Mr Shah posted on X.
With a heavy heart, paid last respects to the deceased of the Pahalgam terror attack. Bharat will not bend to terror. The culprits of this dastardly terror attack will not be spared. pic.twitter.com/bFxb2nDT4H
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 23, 2025
A video posted by the news agency ANI showed the survivors in tears while greeting Mr Shah and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha with folded hands.
#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets the families of the victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Srinagar, J&K pic.twitter.com/z7XvMMcadE
— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2025
At least 26 civilians, mostly tourists, were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on Tuesday, in what is the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019. The attack took place at Baisaran, a meadow accessible only on foot or by pony.
During the sombre interaction, Mr Shah assured the survivors that the security forces would leave no stone unturned to bring the perpetrators of the deadly attack to justice, the officials said.
#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays tributes to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, in Srinagar, J&K pic.twitter.com/tPRSj4ewUg
— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2025
“Every Indian feels the pain of losing their loved ones in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. This sorrow cannot be expressed in words. I assure all these families and the entire nation that these terrorists who killed innocent people will not be spared at all,” he posted on X.
पहलगाम के आतंकी हमले में अपनों को खोने का दर्द हर भारतीय को है। इस दुःख को शब्दों में व्यक्त नहीं किया जा सकता।
मैं अपने इन सभी परिवारों और पूरे देश को विश्वास दिलाता हूँ कि बेगुनाह मासूम लोगों को मारने वाले इन आतंकियों को बिल्कुल बख्शा नहीं जाएगा। pic.twitter.com/Dwkt6Hhj7P
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 23, 2025
Mr Shah arrived in Srinagar hours after the attack and was briefed about the situation by Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police, Nalin Prabhat.
He later also chaired a security review meeting, which was attended by Lieutenant Governor Sinha.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Sh. @AmitShah chaired a high-level security meeting in Srinagar, Kashmir with all concerned agencies following the terror attack in Pahalgam. pic.twitter.com/VJr4wuFc8d
— BJP Jammu & Kashmir (@BJP4JnK) April 22, 2025
In a post on X, Mr Shah had said that 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.”
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.…
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 22, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also decried the “heinous act” and vowed that the attackers “will be brought to justice”.
“Those behind this heinous act will be brought to justice…they will not be spared! Their evil agenda will never succeed. Our resolve to fight terrorism is unshakable and it will get even stronger,” he posted on X on Tuesday evening.
PM Modi, who cut short a state visit to Saudi Arabia to return to India early Wednesday, also met with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other top officials immediately on his arrival.