Two from K'taka among 26 killed in J&K terror attack

Terrorists gunned down a group of tourists in a meadow near Kashmir's Pahalgam town on Tuesday afternoon

- Naheed Ataulla

BENGALURU: Among 26 people killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday, two of the deceased were from Karnataka. While one was a resident of Shivamogga, the other was from Mathikere in Bengaluru. Both were spending their holidays in Pahalgam with their families.

Terrorists gunned down a group of tourists in a picturesque meadow near Kashmir's Pahalgam town on Tuesday afternoon, in what marked the worst attack on civilians in the restive region in nearly two decades. The deadly strike took place in Baisaran meadow, around five kilometres from Pahalgam town in Kashmir's Anantnag district.

One of the victims in the attack was Manjunath Rao, a realtor from Shivamogga, who was visiting the area along with his family to celebrate their son securing 98% in the second PUC results announced recently. They left Shivamogga on April 19 and were scheduled to return on April 24. The other victim was Bharat Bhushan.