Bengal techie based in US, government staffer on holiday killed in Pahalgam
Two residents of Kolkata were tragically killed in a brutal terrorist attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday. The victims have been identified as Bitan Adhikari and Sameer Guha.Bitan Adhikari, 40, had travelled to Kashmir with his wife, Sohini Adhikari, 37, and their 3-year-old son, Hridaan Adhikari, for an eight-day trip to the Valley from April 16 with a return to Kolkata scheduled for April 24.advertisementTragically, Bitan was shot dead by militants during the terrorist attack in front of his wife and child. His wife and child survived and are currently awaiting the return of his body after the autopsy in Srinagar. Bitan Adhikari, a techie working in Tata Consultancy Services, had recently returned from the US.
Bitan Adhikari with his wife and child
Another victim, Sameer Guha, a 52-year-old central government employee under the Ministry of Statistics, was also killed in the same attack by the terrorists. Guha, a resident of Behala, was visiting Kashmir with his wife and daughter when the assailants struck.
Sameer Guha
advertisementApart from them, another victim from West Bengal, IB Officer, Manish Ranjan, was shot dead in front of his wife and children in the horrific attack.The IB officer had come to Kashmir on a family holiday. Ranjan had been working in the ministerial section of the IB's Hyderabad office for the past two years. He was on a Leave Travel Concession (LTC) trip with his family when the attack unfolded in the general area of Baisaran in Anantnag district.The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed her grief and extended support to the families of the victims. In a post on X, she said, "As per latest updated information made available to us, 3 persons from our State have died in the most unfortunate Kashmir violence."Further speaking about the arrangements to bring the family members of the victims, she said, "All arrangements are being put up by our administration at Delhi Airport to help the family members of the victims and their onward journey to Kolkata. Flight is likely to arrive in Kolkata at 8.30 pm today. Our Resident Commissioner's office in Delhi is in touch with the family members. I am personally overseeing, and our senior officers are working hands on.""A grim hour for all of us. Our victims are: Bitan Adhikari (of Baishnabghata, Kolkata), Samir Guha (Sakher Bazar, Kolkata), and Manish Ranjan (Jhalda, Purulia). No word is enough as condolence for their families, even while my heart goes out to them. We stand by the families."Tune InMust Watch
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