'Hope Pakistan Got A Lesson': Pahalgam Victim's Daughter Hails Operation Sindoor
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Asawari Jagdale, the daughter of one of the Pahlagam victims, Santosh Jagdale, said India has taken the right action.
The families of the victims of Pahalgam terror attack have come in unison to support Operation Sindoor – India's retaliation to the April 22 attack that killed 26 civilians. Asawari Jagdale, the daughter of one of the Pahlagam victims, Santosh Jagdale, said India has taken the right action, adding she hopes Pakistan got its lesson.
'I hope Pakistan has got a lesson by the action taken by India today. The Indian government has taken the right action. Terrorism should be finished completely," Jagdale said.
Reaction to the name of the operation – Sindoor – Jagdale said it was 'perfect".
Jagdale's father and uncle were shot by terrorists right in front of her in Pahalgam's Baisaran Valley on April 22. 'They kept yelling at us, saying we are the reason for their pain. Then they forced my father and others to recite religious verses and shot them if they hesitated," she had said.
Operation Sindoor
On the intervening night of May 6 and 7, Indian missiles struck terror hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), two weeks after cross-border terrorists killed 26 people in Pahalgam.
New Delhi described the strikes – called Operation Sindoor – as 'measured and non-escalatory," emphasising that no Pakistani military facilities were targeted. Sources said the strikes were carefully calibrated, with precision targeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi monitored the entire operation, sources said.
Reports indicated that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) headquarters and a madrasa linked to Masood Azhar's Jaish-e-Mohammed may have been among the sites hit. Both groups are notorious for orchestrating attacks against India. Preliminary assessments suggest over 10 terrorists were killed and several dozen injured.
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May 07, 2025, 07:35 IST
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