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Time of India
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Pahalgam attack: Father-son duo on spiritual trip fall prey to terrorists' bullets
When a father-son duo from Gujarat went to Kashmir on a spiritual sojourn, they would have never thought this would be their last journey. Yatish Parmar and his son Smit were among 19 persons from Bhavnagar in Gujarat who went to Kashmir on April 16 to attend religious preacher Morari Bapu's discourse in Srinagar, sources said. After attending the discourse, they were visiting Pahalgam in south Kashmir on Tuesday when terrorists struck and gunned down 26 persons, including the father-son duo, who were residents of Kaliyabid area in Bhavnagar city. Another person hailing from Surat, Suresh Kalathiya, was also on a vacation with his wife and two children when he was shot dead by terrorists in Pahalgam. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo His wife and chiildren survived. Kalathiya (44), who belonged to Chikuwadi area in Surat city, shifted to Mumbai four years ago due to a job transfer. He had gone to Pahalgam with his wife and two children. Live Events The mortal remains of Yatish Parmar and his son were brought to Ahmedabad airport in a flight from Mumbai. Kalathiya's body was brought to Surat airport in another flight on Wednesday night. Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel and Minister of State for Health Harsh Sanghavi paid floral tributes to the departed souls at the airport here, an official release said. From the airport, the bodies of Parmar and his son were taken to Bhavnagar in a mortuary van, it said. At Surat airport, Union minister CR Paatil and other dignitaries paid floral tributes to Kalathiya after his mortal remains were brought from Mumbai. Kalathiya's wife and two children were also brought to Surat by the same flight. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has already reached Bhavnagar as he will attend the last rites of Yatish and Smit Parmar on Thursday. MoS Home Harsh Sanghavi will attend the last rites of Kalathiya in Surat on Thursday morning, said an official release. Kalathiya's family said his father Himmatbhai, who lives in Amreli district, has reached Surat.
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Time of India
Surat banker dies in Pahalgam terror attack, three others injured
Rajkot/Surat/Gandhinagar: A day before he could celebrate his 44th birthday in scenic Kashmir, Surat resident Shailesh Kalathiya fell prey to the bullets of terrorists in Pahalgam, leaving his family completely shattered. Alok Pandey, relief commissioner of Gujarat, confirmed Kalathiya's death. Kalathiya, who worked with a leading nationalised bank, went on a vacation to Kashmir with his wife Sheetal, daughter Niti, and son Naksh. He was currently posted in the insurance department of the bank's Kandivli branch in Mumbai for the last one year. Before being transferred to Mumbai, Kalathiya was posted in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Kalathiya was to celebrate his birthday on April 23, sources confirmed. Three other tourists from Gujarat, 61-year-old Vinubhai Dabhi, a resident of Bhavnagar, Manika Patel, and Rinoo Pandey, were also injured in the attack. Pandey said their condition was stable. Kalakhiya, who lived in Harikunj Society in the Chikoowadi locality of Katargam area, was originally from Drufaniya village of Amreli district and settled in Surat. His cousin brother lives in Mota Varaccha. The family members left for Kashmir to bring back his body. Meanwhile, a father-son duo from Bhavnagar, Yatish Parmar and Smit, are incommunicado. Bhavnagar Range IG Gautam Parmar said the local authorities are in constant contact with J&K police and CRPF to trace their whereabouts. Injured Vinubhai Dabhi's daughter, Sheetal, a constable with Bhavnagar police, told the media that a bullet grazed his arm, but the authorities assured the family that he is out of danger. Dabhi was part of a group of 20 relatives who travelled to Srinagar on April 16 to attend a spiritual gathering led by preacher Morari Bapu. "I spoke to my parents around 2:30 pm, and they sounded cheerful, enjoying their time in mini Switzerland, Baisaran in Pahalgam. After hearing about the attack, I called my mother again at 5:30 pm. She told me my father was injured, but the wound was not serious," Sheetal said. She added that a relative sitting next to her mother heard a loud blast, and moments later, gunfire erupted. "Everyone started running for cover," said Sheetal, who left for Pahalgam later in the night. Dabhi's son Ashwin informed that the group travelled from Surendranagar to Katra aboard the Jammu-Tawi Express to attend the religious event. Their return journey was planned for April 30, with stops at Vaishnodevi, Punjab, and Rajasthan.
