The father of a tourist couple from Rajasthan who were injured in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag on Saturday requested the Centre to airlift the duo from Srinagar to AIIMS, Delhi for further treatment and to provide them with the best medical facilities.
“I request the Indian government to bring them from Srinagar to AIIMS Delhi and provide them with the best medical facilities. Arrest the terrorists and deal with them accordingly,” said Aslam Khan, the father of the victim.
Speaking to ANI, Aslam Khan revealed the specifics of the terror assault, saying, “On May 13, my younger son (along with his wife) had left for Jammu and Kashmir.” At six in the morning, they had taken a Delhi aircraft. They had been taken to Pahalgam by a tour guide. In the evening, they made their way back. After exiting the car, they were heading to the hotel to have dinner when two attackers riding bikes approached, started shooting at them, and then ran off.”
“The bullet breezed through the face of Tabrez and touched the shoulder of Farah Khan. He had an operation last night, and Farah Khan is undergoing an operation,” he added.
A tourist couple from the Rajasthan capital, Jaipur, were injured in a terror attack in the Yannar area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday night.
“Terrorists fired upon and injured a woman, Farha, a resident of Jaipur, and her spouse, Tabrez, at Yannar in Anantnag. The injured were evacuated and rushed to a nearby hospital,” a police officer said.
The condition of the injured tourists was said to be stable.
The recent terror attack came just days ahead of the polling for the Anantnag-Rajouri
Lok Sabha constituency scheduled for May 25.
The Lok Sabha elections are being held in five phases in Jammu and Kashmir.