New Delhi: The family of Shubham Dwivedi, one of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, expressed gratitude following Operation Sindoor—India’s attacks on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)—early Wednesday.
“I want to thank PM Modi for taking revenge for my husband’s death,” Dwivedi’s wife Aishanya said to ThePrint.
“My whole family had faith in him. The way we responded to Pakistan has maintained our trust. This is the true tribute to my husband. Wherever my husband is today, he will find peace,” she said.
Shubham Dwivedi, a cement trader from Kanpur, was among the 26 people killed in the 22 April terrorist attack at the tourist spot in Pahalgam in J&K.
His father, Sanjay Dwivedi, echoed his daughter-in-law’s gratitude for the military response.
“I salute the army. I thank the PM, who understood the pain of the people of the country. Ever since we have heard this news, my whole family is feeling light. The pain in our hearts has been healed,” Sanjay Dwivedi said.
“Shubham’s soul has found true peace today. His sacrifice has not gone in vain,” he added.
On 24 April, the day of Shubham’s funeral, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had said after meeting the family in Kanpur that those who have destroyed the sindoor of sisters and daughters will not be spared.
“Terrorists destroyed the vermilion of their mothers and sisters in front of them. Now they will see the consequences,” he said in Kanpur.
The Indian Army’s operation against terrorist camps in Pakistan was named Operation Sindoor.
Indian armed forces carried out missile attacks on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the early hours of Wednesday in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, as part of Operation Sindoor.
After the strike, the Indian army said the strike has been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature.
“These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered. We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable,” said the statement.
On the air strike by India, Yogi Adityanath posted on X, “Jai Hindi, Jai Hind ki Sena.”
(Edited by Sugita Katyal)
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