Pahalgam terror attack: Odisha tourist on holiday with wife and son killed

A tourist from Odisha, Prashant Satpathy, was hit by a bullet and died in a militant attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), on Tuesday. The death of the Odia tourist was confirmed after contact on the helpline number issued by the J&K Police. The death was confirmed by Anantnag Police.

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Prashant, a resident of Ishani village in Balasore district, was in the region enjoying a holiday with his wife, Priyadarshini Satpathy, and their eight-year-old child. While the family was enjoying their holiday, Prashant was shot unexpectedly, informed sources.

Victim man's wife narrates from J&K

While speaking to OTV earlier, Priyadarshini expressed grave concern as she remains unaware of her husband’s current condition or the hospital where he is receiving medical care. “I do not know where he has been taken or how he is doing,” Priyadarshini said, highlighting the distressing situation.

“We three, my husband, me, and our child, had come to Jammu and Kashmir on holiday by availing his LTC (Leave Travel Concession). We were alighting from a ropeway when the attack occurred. Around 20-21 persons have died in the incident,” Priyadarshini stated.

Some unidentified terrorists struck a prime tourist location of Pahalgam in South Kashmir, killing multiple people and injuring at least 20.
J&K CM Omar Abdullah said that the death toll is still being ascertained. “This attack is much larger than anything we’ve seen directed at civilians in recent years,” he said on X.

The incident occurred at around 3.00 PM when terrorists came down from the mountain in Baisaran valley and started firing at the tourists who frequent the place, which is often dubbed as ‘mini Switzerland’ because of its long, lush green meadows.

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The terror attack came at a time when US Vice-President J D Vance, along with his family, was on a four-day visit to the country. He was in Rajasthan.