A businessman from the Shivamogga area of Karnataka was suspected to be amongst these killed in a militant assault close to Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam Tuesday. At the least 20 vacationers had been killed and 10 others injured within the militant assault in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
Manjunath Rao, aged round 45, his spouse Pallavi Rao, and their 18-year-old son had reached a area popularly referred to as ‘Mini Switzerland’ by vacationers when the firing occurred, Pallavi informed a relative, Deepa, in Shivamogga, in a cellphone name after the assault.
Pallavi informed her relative that her husband died of a single shot fired at him by a person in common garments as quickly as they stepped off a vacationer bus and entered the meadowland. She mentioned the lads within the vacationer group had been the first targets of the taking pictures by the militants.
Pallavi additionally spoke to the Shivamogga Lok Sabha MP B Y Raghavendra for assist in taking again her husband’s physique to Shivamogga from Pahalgam. She mentioned native authorities had not handed her the physique.
“Deeply saddened by the tragic lack of Manjunath Rao, a revered industrialist from Shivamogga, and different harmless lives within the cowardly terror assault at Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir. My heartfelt condolences to their households, and prayers for the swift restoration of the injured,” Karnataka state BJP chief B Y Vijayendra, the Shivamogga MLA and brother of Raghavendra, posted on X.
Deeply saddened by the tragic lack of Manjunath Rao, a revered industrialist from Shivamogga, and different harmless lives within the cowardly terror assault at Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir. My heartfelt condolences to their households, and prayers for the swift restoration of the injured.
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— Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) April 22, 2025
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Pallavi, who works on the Malnad Arecanaut Cooperative (MARCO), informed the relative in Shivamogga that she initially thought the gunshots had been from some type of military firing. Nevertheless, when she turned to look, she realised that her husband had beenshot at.
She mentioned a number of others within the touring group, together with herself and her son, had been taken to security by their native driver and different locals.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah condemned the assault and mentioned, “Kannadigas are among the many victims of this stunning incident.”
I strongly condemn the heinous terror assault on vacationers in Pahalgam, J&Okay. Kannadigas are among the many victims of this stunning incident.
Upon receiving the information, I convened an emergency assembly and reviewed the scenario with the Chief Secretary and senior police officers. I’ve…
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 22, 2025
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“Following my instructions, two groups — one in every of senior officers and one other of police personnel — have been dispatched to J&Okay. An journey crew from the Sports activities Division, led by Commissioner Chethan, can be en route,” Siddaramaiah posted on social media.
Instantly following the militant assault in Pahalgam, a police crew, together with Military and paramilitary forces, rushed to the scene to evacuate the vacationers and initiated a search operation for the militants.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the assault and held a cellphone dialog with Residence Minister Amit Shah, who was leaving for Srinagar.