Mumbai's Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital To Offer Free Treatment To Those Injured In Pahalgam Attack: Mukesh Ambani
Ambani said he and everyone in the Reliance family mourn the deaths of innocent Indians in the barbaric terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22
Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani has condoled the deaths of those who fell victim to this week's terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam town, while announcing that Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai will offer free treatment to all those injured.
'I am joined by everyone in the Reliance family in mourning the deaths of innocent Indians in the barbaric terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22nd April, 2025. We offer our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims. We wish a speedy and full recovery to all those injured in the attack. Our Reliance Foundation Sir HN Hospital in Mumbai will offer free treatment to all the injured," he said in a statement.
Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were killed in J&K's picturesque Pahalgam hill station in what is the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike of 2019.
'Terrorism is an enemy of humanity. It must not be supported by anyone in any manner," Ambani said in the statement. 'We fully stand with our Honourable Prime Minister, the Government of India and the entire country in the decisive battle against the menace of terrorism."
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