Pahalgam attack: Priyanka Chopra mourns the victims; says "To those grieving..my thoughts and prayers are with you," as she calls the incident ‘heinous'
terrorist attack
in Pahalgam, Kashmir, has left everyone in a state of grief and shock. Reports claim that 26 people lost their lives in the brutal attack, and their families are still finding it hard to absorb what happened. Social media is packed with posts, with people and celebs from different walks of life expressing their profound grief and extending support and prayers to the mourning family. Bollywood-Hollywood star
Priyanka Chopra
has also taken to her social media handle to express her anguish.
Priyanka Chopra pens a poignant message over the Pahalgam attack
Highlighting the dreadful fact that innocent lives were lost at the hands of violence, the actress described the attack as 'reprehensible.'
'What happened in Pahalgam is reprehensible. People were there on vacations, honeymoons, celebrating with their families. Just taking in the beauty of Kashmir. So many innocent lives were caught in a storm they never asked for. Targeted, right in front of their loved ones,' she wrote.
The emotional toll that this tragedy is taking on the whole nation, especially on those who lost their loved ones, is hard to describe in words. Yet the actress tried, and shared, 'This heinous attack should shake the conscience of humanity. This will haunt us for a long time. To those grieving, displaced, mourning, and living in fear, my thoughts and prayers are with you.'
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She concluded her post with the line - 'I'm so deeply anguished by this.'
The Pahalgam attack
On Tuesday, unidentified gunmen created havoc at Pahalgam when they opened fire on a group of tourists. Their inhuman act of extreme violence left behind a trail of destruction and loss, as alongside the 26 people who lost their lives, many others sustained serious injuries. Not just this, reports claim that several families have been left shattered and displaced.
Reportedly, the assailants are believed to be a part of
The Resistance Front
, a splinter group of the prohibited terror organization
Lashkar-e-Taiba
(LeT), who targeted tourists in one of the most lethal terrorist incidents in Kashmir in recent years.
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