Abdul Waheed Wani, president of the Pony Wala Association, has until now transported tourists from the Pahalgam Market to the Besalan Valley of pony and horses, and now transported the injured tourists back to the medical center for treatment. As the area is hidden on a hill without car roads, the rescue is difficult, painful and unprecedented.
“I was shocked to see the bodies scattered in this lush green valley. They were in different positions and I would rather save the injured.” He arrived at the location after hearing gunfire at around 2:05 p.m., nearly 20 minutes after hearing gunfire. When Wani hiked back to the scene, he saw some tourists and locals seeking help. “I immediately identified the injured and started wearing them on horseback, and everyone, including tourists and shop owners, fled the scene,” Vanney said. When the troops arrived, he was not allowed to go further in the area. Vani said the visitors were shocked and they began to check out immediately from all Pahalgam hotels.
Visitors captured videos of attackers shooting in vain, women crying for help, loved ones lying in blood. “The terrorists have attacked here and we have managed to escape. Palma Tama will be good for us and we will be saved,” said one of the visitors to the video museum. I saw a woman crying, “My husband was shot. Please save him.” Another woman said the attacker asked for my husband’s identity and later shot him.
Visitors from Maharashtra said her father was asked to “recite Azaan” and he could not be shot immediately. “They left behind women and children, mainly targeted male tourists. Locals also urged and helped us escape from the scene until the troops arrived.” Another Karnataka tourist, with his wife, filmed a video on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, was killed a day ago.
Witnesses said the attackers demanded “identity and the religion of male tourists.” “One of the attackers promoted propaganda against Kashmiris and carried out high publicity to the Modi-led government before shooting his father,” a visitor was cited in a news interview.
