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Pahalgam bloodbath: Navy officer, bank manager, techie and more; how innocent tourists became victims of terror (photos)

TNN | Last updated on - Apr 23, 2025, 13:24 IST
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A solemn farewell

Coffins of the victims from the Pahalgam terror attack, each representing a life cut short and a family left to mourn.

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Corporal Tage Hailyang, IAF

Indian Air Force corporal from Arunachal Pradesh, killed in the Pahalgam attack while visiting with his wife. He was posted in Srinagar.

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Navy officer on honeymoon

Lt. Vinay Narwal, 26, a Navy officer from Karnal, Haryana, was killed while on his honeymoon in Pahalgam. He had married just days earlier, on April 16.

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Nagpur couple injured

Tilak and Simran Roopchandani from Nagpur narrowly escaped the attack. Simran suffered a leg fracture while fleeing; the family had left the site just 20 minutes before gunfire erupted.

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Retired banker from Visakhapatnam

J Chandramouli, a retired bank employee from Visakhapatnam, was killed in the attack. His family was vacationing in Pahalgam when the tragedy struck.

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CIPET accountant from Odisha

Prasant Kumar Satpathy, an accountant with CIPET in Odisha, was killed in the attack. He was on a summer holiday with his family in Pahalgam.

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IB officer from Hyderabad

Manish Ranjan, an Intelligence Bureau officer posted in Hyderabad was shot in front of his wife and children during the attack. The family was on a summer holiday in Pahalgam.

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Karnataka man's family pleads

Manjunatha Rao, a man from Karnataka was killed in the attack. His wife and son pleaded with the attackers, saying, "Shoot us too," before they were spared.


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Surat banker killed before birthday

Shailesh Kalathiya, a banker from Surat was killed a day before his birthday in the attack. Three others were injured in the incident.

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Kolkata techie killed

Bitan Adhikary, a 40-year-old US-based techie, was visiting his ailing parents in Kolkata when he was killed in the Pahalgam attack. His wife and son survived.

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