‘I got some peace': Pahalgam terror attack victim's wife on killing of 3 terrorists; another thanks PM Modi, Indian Army
Pahalgam terror attack
through
Operation Sindoor
and highlighting the recent success of Operation Mahadev, the victims' families expressed a sense of relief and gratitude.
Priyadarshini Acharya, wife of Prashant Satpathy—who was killed in the Pahalgam attack—welcomed the government's military response and extended her thanks to both the
Indian Army
and the Prime Minister.
"After the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor was started and now, Operation Mahadev is going on. The three terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam attack have been killed, and this is a welcome move. I would like to extend my gratitude to the Indian Army and Prime Minister Modi.
I want Operation Mahadev to continue till the time all terrorists are killed, " Priyadarshini said.
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ishanya Dwivedi, wife of Shubham Dwivedi who was also killed in the April attack, responded from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. While she acknowledged the government's action, she expressed disappointment that the Prime Minister did not mention the 26 victims who lost their lives in the attack, saying it deeply hurt her.
"Prime Minister said everything in detail today. Right after the Pahalgam attack, the opposition questioned why the government was not doing anything. Then Operation Sindoor happened. When the operation was paused, they again started questioning, why are we not doing anything. The Prime Minister said that the government has been doing everything it can, it doesn't need to prove its actions time and again. One thing that hurt me the most was that the Prime Minister made no mention of those 26 people.
Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi mentioned those 26 victims, and I thank them for that. I was expecting the Prime Minister to make a mention of those 26 people, but he didn't. The ceasefire must have been a decision of our armed forces and the government, and no third nation must have had any say in it. Our country is capable enough to make its decisions," she said.
From Behala, Kolkata, Shabari Guha, wife of victim Sameer Guha, said the killing of the attackers brought a sense of relief and said, "I would like to congratulate our armed forces, CRPF and J&K police, as they did a big operation and achieved success.
Such a big wound cannot be erased, but at least there is some relief. After the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the government took many steps. Operation Sindoor was launched and we were hopeful that the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terrorist attack would be killed.
The armed forces should eliminate terrorists wherever they are in the country...We trust the government and the armed forces."
In Bhavnagar, Gujarat, Kiran Parmar, the wife of Yatish Parmar, another victim of the attack, said, "I got some peace after the soldiers killed three terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
The armed forces should eliminate terrorists wherever they are in the country. I express my gratitude to the armed forces and Prime Minister Modi."
Earlier, three terrorists were gunned down during an intense encounter with security forces in the Harwan area near Dachigam National Park in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army said on Monday. The operation, codenamed Mahadev, was carried out in the Lidwas area by the Army's Chinar Corps.
"OP MAHADEV - Contact established in General Area Lidwas. Operation in progress," the Chinar Corp said in a previous post on X.
On Tuesday, while addressing the Lok Sabha during a session on Operation Sindoor, Union Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed that three terrorists involved in the brutal Pahalgam terror attack had been eliminated by security forces under Operation Mahadev.
He began his speech by stating that those responsible for killing innocent civilians in Pahalgam have been brought to justice, adding, 'The terrorists who killed our citizens have been neutralised.'
"In a joint Operation Mahadev, the Indian Army, CRPF, and J&K Police have neutralised three terrorists who were involved in the Pahalgam terror attack," Shah said while addressing the lower house.
"Innocent civilians were killed in front of their families for asking about their religion. I condemn this barbaric act. I express my sympathies to the families who lost their loved ones," he added.
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