The Pahalgam terror attack, carried out by terrorists at Baisaran meadow on Tuesday, is one of the deadliest in the valley, claiming 26 lives—mostly tourists—and leaving several others injured. Following the incident, the Maharashtra Home Department directed the Mumbai Police to increase vigilance along the coastline
Maharashtra Home Department has directed the Mumbai Police to increase vigilance at sea. Representational Pic
Agencies in Mumbai and the surrounding coastal areas around Mumbai were put on alert on Thursday after the Pahalgam terrorist attack that took place in Kashmir, as per a police official.
According to ANI, the Maharashtra Home Department has directed the Mumbai Police to increase vigilance at sea.
The Pahalgam terror attack, which was carried out by terrorists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday, is one of the deadliest in the valley and claimed a total of 26 lives, mostly tourists and left several others injured.
Earlier, asserting that India will not rest until "justice" is pursued, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a stern warning in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and said that India will "pursue the terrorists to the end of the earth," reported ANI.
Addressing people at National Panchayati Raj Day in Bihar's Madhubani, PM Modi said that the entire nation is saddened by the brutality with which terrorists killed innocent civilians in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, reported news agency ANI.
"On April 22, terrorists killed innocent people of the country in J-K's Pahalgam. The country is in mourning and pain following this incident. We stand with the families of the victims. Today, from the soil of Bihar, India will identify, track and punish every terrorist, their handlers and their backers. We will pursue them to the end of the earth. Terrorism will never break India's spirit. Terrorism will not go unpunished. Every effort will be made to ensure that justice is done. The entire nation is firm in this resolve. Everyone who believes in humanity is on our side. I thank the people of various countries and their leaders, who have stood with us in these times," PM Modi stated, reported news agency ANI.
"I want to say in clear words that these terrorists and those who conspired towards this attack will get a punishment bigger than they can imagine. The willpower of 140 crore Indians will now break the back of the masters of terror," the PM added.
Pahalgam terror attack: First batch of 65 stranded Maharashtra tourists returns to Mumbai
In the aftermath of the devastating terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, the first group of stranded tourists from Maharashtra arrived safely in Mumbai in the early hours of Thursday, as per PTI reports. This evacuation is part of a large-scale effort led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Shiv Sena to bring home those affected by the incident.
