Pahalgam Attack: Victims Include All Males, Including One Nepalese National – Full List

HT, Apr 23, 2025 : Terrorists attacked tourists in Kashmir, resulting in 26 deaths and numerous injuries. Victims included individuals from various states and even one from Nepal.

What began as a peaceful visit to the scenic valleys of Kashmir turned into a tragedy on Tuesday, as terrorists opened fire on a group of people — mostly tourists — killing 26 and injuring several others. It was one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in the region in recent years.

All 26 victims were men.

The attack took place in the meadows of Pahalgam, where people from various parts of India had gathered for vacation. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde confirmed that five of the victims were from the state.

A 26-year-old lieutenant of the Indian Navy from Haryana, who had gotten married almost a week before the attack, was killed in Kashmir on Tuesday. Two people from Karnataka, two from Kolkata, a local from Pahalgam were also killed in the incident.

In response to the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to India on Wednesday morning. Home minister Amit Shah has departed for Jammu and Kashmir to monitor the situation on the ground.

The coffins of the terror attack victims have been brought to Srinagar airport, with several state government representatives arriving to assist in repatriating the victims and tourists to their respective states, news agency ANI reported.

Here is the full list of Pahalgam terrorist attack victims:

1. Sudeep Neupane, Nepal

2. Sushil Nathyal, Indore

3. Syed Adil Hussain Shah, Pahalgam

4. Hemant Suhas Joshi, Mumbai

5. Vinay Narwal, Haryana

6. Atul Srikant Moni, Maharashtra

7. Neeraj Udhawani, Uttarakhand

8. Bitan Adhikari, Kolkata

9. Shubham Dwivedi, Kanpur

10. Prashant Kumar Satpathi, Malashwar Odesa

11. Manish Ranjan, Bihar (Purulia, Bengal)

12. N Ramachandra, Kerala

13 Sanjay Lakshman Lali, Thane

14. Dinesh Agarwal, Chandigarh

15. Sameer Guhar, 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. Tagehalying, Arunachal Pradesh

26. Shaileshbhai H Himmatbhai Kalathia, Gujarat

Navy, IB and IAF officers among those killed

— Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, the Indian Navy officer lost his life in Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The 26-year-old, a native of Haryana, had been serving at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi for the past one and a half years after joining the Navy in 2022

— An Intelligence Bureau employee posted in Hyderabad was killed in an attack by terrorists. Manish Ranjan from Bihar, working as Section Officer at the IB office in Hyderabad died in the terrorist attack Ranjan's wife and children are safe.

— The Indian Air Force (IAF) mourned the loss of life of one of its personnel. "All air warriors of the #IndianAirForce mourn the loss of Cpl Tage Hailyang in the terror attack at Pahalgam and convey heartfelt condolences to his family in this moment of immense grief," the IAF posted on X.

Meanwhile, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh vowed that the government would respond with firm action and reiterated India's uncompromising stand against terrorism.

"I want to repeat India's resolve against terrorism. We have a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism... I want to assure the countrymen that the government will take every necessary step. We will not only reach the perpetrators of this act but also the actors behind the scenes... The accused will soon see a loud and clear response, I want to assure the country," said Singh.

Earlier in the day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the site and interacted with senior army and police officers.

Shah reached the Baisaran meadows in a helicopter and was given a briefing by security officials. The home minister was told about the sequence of events and the possible routes the terrorists took to reach the popular tourist spot, which is surrounded by thick pine forests, sources said.

Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Nalin Prabhat and GoC of the Army's 15 Corps Lieutenant General Prashant Srivastava were among the senior officers who were present at the site, which is around 110 km from Srinagar.

Shah also took an aerial view of the area.

Earlier, the home minister attended a wreath-laying ceremony for the victims of the terror attack at the police control room in Srinagar where he asserted that the country will not bend to terror and that those responsible for the killing of tourists at Pahalgam will not be spared.

Shah also visited Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in Anantnag in the afternoon and met some of the injured admitted there.