Pahalgam terror attack: Karnataka CM rushes minister to Kashmir to ensure safe return of Kannadigas
Pahalgam terror attack: Karnataka CM rushes minister to Kashmir to ensure safe return of Kannadigas
BENGALURU: (Apr 23) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed Labour Minister Santosh Lad to rush to Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir where 26 people, including tourists, were killed in a terror attack and ensure the smooth return of the affected Kannadigas.
A team of officials was dispatched to Kashmir on Tuesday evening to rescue people stranded there following the attack, he said. There are reports of death of at least two people from Karnataka in the attack, so far.
Terrorists opened fire at a famed meadow near Kashmir's Pahalgam town on Tuesday afternoon, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, in what is the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019.
