Among those who were killed in the one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, was a newly married Indian Navy officer, who was on a honeymoon trip with his wife.
Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, a 26-year-old Indian Navy officer from Karnal, Haryana, was shot dead by terrorists while he was enjoying his first trip with his wife to Pahalgam.
“We were just having bhelpuri… and then he shot my husband. The gunman said my husband was not a Muslim and then shot him,” the officer’s wife said in a trembling voice.
“He was married 4 days ago. Everybody was happy,” the deceased’s neighbor Naresh Bansal told ANI. “We have received the information that he was killed by terrorists, and he died on the spot. He was an officer in the Navy.”
Lt Narwal had travelled to Kashmir following his marriage on April 16, with a reception held on April 19. Posted in Kochi, he had joined the Navy just two years ago and was known among peers and superiors as a dedicated and promising officer, defence officials confirmed to ANI.
The attack, which targeted a group of tourists, left at least 26 people dead, including two foreign nationals.
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