Kerala Judges Narrow Escape as 26 Lives Lost in Brutal Pahalgam Terror Attack
On April 22, 2025, Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, At noon time., two to three terrorists, tied to Lashkar-e-Taiba’s The Resistance Front, invaded the scenic valley, known as ‘Mini Switzerland.’ Dressed in army fatigues, they targeted non-Muslims, checking IDs for religion before firing relentlessly, massacring 26, including two foreigners, and injuring 12. The bloodiest attack since Pulwama 2019,
Three Kerala High Court judges—Justices P.B. Suresh Kumar, Anil K. Narendran, and G. Girish—narrowly escaped while vacationing with families. Safe but shaken, their close call underscores the attack’s indiscriminate horror. Among the victims was Karnataka businessman Manjunath Rao, sparking grief nationwide.
PM Narendra Modi, cutting short his Saudi visit, vowed justice, while Home Minister Amit Shah rushed to Srinagar for a security huddle. CM Omar Abdullah called it a “massive civilian assault.” Condemnations poured in from Tamil Nadu’s M.K. Stalin, Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan, and global leaders like Vladimir Putin and J.D. Vance and Trump.