Assam ensures the safe return of a family after the Pahalgam attack

The Assam government is making arrangements to bring back a family that survived the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the Chief Minister's Office said on Wednesday.

Terrorists struck a prime tourist location in Pahalgam in south Kashmir on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people, mostly tourists, and injuring several others.

"The@CMOfficeAssam has spoken to a survivor from Assam of the dastardly #PahalgamTerrorAttack and has taken a full brief of the incident which they have faced yesterday," the CMO said in a post on X.

"The entire family's return to the State is being arranged on priority and the Government of Assam is in touch with the Govt of India to bring the family back to Assam at the earliest," it added.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the person is a faculty member of Assam University in Silchar and he was in Kashmir on a family holiday.

"My office is in touch with him. We will ensure his safe return to Assam soon," he told reporters.

On Corporal Tage Hailyang of the Indian Air Force, an Arunachal Pradesh resident who lost his life in the attack, Sarma said his mortal remains will reach Guwahati around 11:30 pm on Wednesday.

"We will send his mortal remains to his native place in Arunachal Pradesh," he added.

The Chief Minister further said that the images of coffins are heartbreaking and have shaken the nation's conscience.

"The people of Assam join Adarniya @AmitShah ji in offering our prayers for the departed. This nefarious attack will be avenged and the perpetrators will not be spared... India will never forget and never forgive!" he said in a series of posts.