Terrorists will not be spared: Amit Shah

SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday assured the families of the victims of the Pahalgam militant attack and the entire nation that those responsible for the killing of innocent civilians “will not be spared.”

A day after the deadly attack that has shaken the nation, Shah visited the Baisaran meadows near Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, where 25 tourists and a local resident were gunned down in a brutal attack. Security officials briefed him at the site on the circumstances and progress of the ongoing operation, officials said.

Shah also met the grieving families of the victims, many of whom broke down in tears as they shared their harrowing experiences.

“Every Indian feels the pain of losing their loved ones in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. This sorrow cannot be expressed in words. I assure all these families and the entire nation that these terrorists who killed innocent people will not be spared at all,” Shah posted on X.

Later, he visited the Government Medical College in Anantnag to meet and extend support to the injured tourists undergoing treatment.

Earlier in the day, Shah paid tributes to the deceased in Srinagar, calling the incident a “dastardly terror attack.”

“With a heavy heart, paid last respects to the deceased of the Pahalgam terror attack. Bharat will not bend to terror. The culprits of this dastardly terror attack will not be spared,” he wrote.

Hours after the attack on Tuesday afternoon, the Home Minister flew to Srinagar and chaired a high-level security review meeting, directing officials to intensify efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The Kashmir Valley observed a complete shutdown to protest the killing.