Nagpur Couple Narrates Deadly Pahalgam Terror Attack After Their Escape; 'People Were Crushing Each Other'

A family from Maharashtra's Nagpur has narrated the terrorist attack which killed 26 people in Pahalgam in Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday. Speaking to ANI, Tilak Rupchandani said that he tried to keep his family safe during the attacks but his wife Simran suffered two fractures in her leg. "We booked a horse in Pahalgam and the incident occurred when we were leaving," Tilak told ANI.

When asked if he saw anyone firing the shots, he said, "No I didn't. We didn't look back because there were people and they were crushing each other." #WATCH | Anantnag, J&K | A tourist couple from Maharashtra's Nagpur who were present at the spot of the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, say, "This incident happened when we had just left the place of the incident.



We could hear the sound of firing for a long time...

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com/yXF3JLnSMz — ANI (@ANI) April 22, 2025 He explained that the exit gate at the spot was only four feet wide, which caused chaos as tourists tried to make it through into the forest. "The firing went on for a long time," the man said. Tilak revealed that this wife suffered leg fracture while attempting to escape.

"Now we're going home because the doctor has advised her to rest for two months." With a heavy heart, paid last respects to the deceased of the Pahalgam terror attack. Bharat will not bend to terror.

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com/bFxb2nDT4H — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 23, 2025 ALSO SEE: Kashmir Terror Attack: Heartbreaking Video Shows Karnataka Man On Shikara Ride With Wife Before Tragedy When asked about the incident, Simran said there were people who shouted, "firing ho rahi hai," and there was a lot of pushing and shoving as they tried to escape the terrorists. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis shared information about the Rupchandani family saying the government is providing them all possible assistance. काश्मिरातील पहलगाम येथील दहशतवादी हल्ल्याच्या क्षणी एक नागपूरकर कुटुंब सुद्धा तेथे होते.

गोळीबाराचा आवाज ऐकून त्यांनी पहाडावरुन उड्या मारल्या आणि त्यात घसरुन सिमरन रुपचंदानी या जखमी झाल्या आणि त्यांच्या पायाला फ्रॅक्चर झाले आहे. त्यांच्यासमवेत तिलक आणि गर्व रुपचंदानी हे सुद्धा..

.— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 22, 2025 "At the moment of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, a family from Nagpur was also present there. Hearing the sound of gunfire, they jumped from the hill, and in the process, Simran Rupchandani slipped, got injured, and fractured her leg," Fadnavis posted.

"Accompanying her were Tilak and Garv Rupchandani. All three are safe. Contact has been established with them, and all possible assistance is being provided to them.

" According to Times Of India, six tourists from Maharashtra were among those killed in Pahalgam. Fadnavis said that flights are being arranged to bring the dead bodies and the injured back to Maharashtra. ALSO SEE: ‘Deeply Disturbed’ Trump Says US Stands Strong With India Against Terrorism; Putin Offers Condolences.