Mumbai and surrounding coastal areas on high alert after Pahalgam terror attack
MUMBAI: Following the
terrorist attack in Pahalgam
, authorities placed Mumbai and its neighbouring coastal regions under heightened alert on Thursday, according to a police official.
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The Mumbai police received directives from the Maharashtra Home Department to enhance maritime surveillance.
The terrorist strike at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday resulted in one of the valley's most severe incidents, causing 26 fatalities, predominantly tourists, with numerous others sustaining injuries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a resolute message following the
, stating that India would "pursue the terrorists to the end of the earth" and would not cease until justice is achieved.
Speaking at National Panchayati Raj Day in Bihar's Madhubani, PM Modi expressed the nation's grief over the brutal killing of innocent civilians by terrorists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22.
"On April 22, terrorists killed innocent people of the country in J-K's Pahalgam... The country is in mourning and in pain following this incident. We stand with the families of the victims. Today, from the soil of Bihar, India will identify, track and punish every terrorist, their handlers and their backers.
We will pursue them to the end of the earth. Terrorism will never break India's spirit. Terrorism will not go unpunished. Every effort will be made to ensure that justice is done. The entire nation is firm in this resolve. Everyone who believes in humanity is on our side. I thank the people of various countries and their leaders, who have stood with us in these times," PM Modi said.
"I want to say in clear words that these terrorists and those who conspired towards this attack will get a punishment bigger than they can imagine.
The willpower of 140 crore Indians will now break the back of the masters of terror," he added
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