A bunch of 28 vacationers from Kolhapur and Sangli narrowly escaped the lethal terrorist assault in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday by which 26 vacationers had been killed —because of a delay of their scheduled horse rides.
Nonetheless, attributable to a rush of vacationers, the horses arrived late by half-hour, stopping them from reaching the valley on the scheduled time. (HT)
The group, which included males, girls, and youngsters, had deliberate to go to the scenic Betaab Valley on the day of the terrorist assault (April 22) and had booked horses for the journey. Nonetheless, attributable to a rush of vacationers, the horses arrived late by half-hour, stopping them from reaching the valley on the scheduled time.
“If the horses had come on time, we would have been at the exact spot when the attack took place,” mentioned Aniket Kurane, one of many vacationers. However we’re deeply saddened by what occurred, he added.
The vacationers included Megha Kurane, Anamika Jadhav, Apurva Jadhav, Sagar Jadhav, Sonali Jadhav, Mayuri Shinde, Suvarna, Vaibhav, Rajshree, Harshal, Ashwini, Aniket, Anuradha, Rohan, Sangita, Prathamesh amongst others.
On the day of the incident, the group had reached the outskirts of Pahalgam and was ready for horses once they had been knowledgeable concerning the terror assault by their tour operator. The journey was instantly cancelled, and the group determined to chop brief their Kashmir go to.
“We were saved by fate,” mentioned one other member of the group. “The realization that we were so close to danger is terrifying. Our prayers are with those who were killed or injured,” he added.
“We couldn’t believe it when we found out they were supposed to be there. It’s nothing short of a miracle,” mentioned a neighborhood resident in Kolhapur
What was meant to be a joyful trip has became an unforgettable brush with tragedy for a lot of.