Names That Must Never Fade: 26 Lives, 1 Tragedy

On April 22, 2025, a devastating terrorist attack in Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, claimed the lives of 26 individuals and injured over 20 others. the assailants, affiliated with the Resistance Front—a group linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba—specifically targeted male tourists, segregating them based on religion before executing them at close range. Nature of the Attack - the militants were dressed in military fatigues and carried automatic rifles. - Victims were forced to recite Islamic verses or prove circumcision to determine their religion. - Non-Muslims were executed at close range, while some women and children were spared to “deliver a message.” This attack exposed the chilling brutality of terrorism but also revealed stories of bravery, heartbreak, and the power of human instinct in the face of death. Each name in this tragedy is a reminder of the innocent lives shattered and the resilience of those who survived. All 26 victims were male, hailing from various parts of India and neighboring countries. the list includes: 1. Sushil Nathyal, Indore 2. Syed Adil Hussain Shah, Pahalgam 3. Hemant Suhas Joshi, Mumbai 4. Vinay Narwal, Haryana 5. Atul Srikant Moni, Maharashtra 6. Neeraj Udhawani, Uttarakhand 7. Bitan Adhikari, Kolkata 8. Sudeep Neupane, Nepal 9. Shubham Dwivedi, Kanpur 10. Prasanta Kumar Satpathy, Balasore, Odisha 11. Manish Ranjan, Bengal 12. N Ramachandra, Kerala 13 Sanjay Lakshman Lali, Thane 14. Dinesh Agarwal, Chandigarh 15. Samir Guha from Kolkata 16. Dileep Dasali, Mumbai 17. J Sachandra Moli, Visakhapatnam 18. Madhusudan Somisetty, Bengaluru 19. Santosh Jaghda, Pune 20. Manju Nath Rao, Karnataka 21. Kastuba Ganvotay, Pune 22. Bharat Bhushan, Bengaluru 23. Sumit Parmar, Gujarat 24. Yatesh Parmar, Gujarat 25. Tage Hailyang, Arunachal Pradesh 26. Shaileshbhai H Himmatbhai Kalathia, Gujarat