On Tuesday morning before the terror attack happened a 28 years old ponywala name Adil from the remote Hapatnar area of Pahalgam left home as usual, but by nightfall his family got devastating news. Adil was among 26 people killed in Pahalham terror attack at Baisaran meadows.
Adil was the only local resident amonth victims was shot after he tried to stop the attacker, asking them why they were killing innocent tourist his family said.
His younger brother, Syed Naushad, recounted what he learnt from a woman survivor at Srinagar hospital: “She told me that when Adil saw the father of a woman tourist get shot, he confronted the attackers and said, ‘Why are you killing innocents?’ The attackers then fired at him too.”
Adil was the only earning member in his family – a wife, parents, two brothers and three sisters.
“My son died trying to save tourists. We are shattered,” Haider told The Tribune at their home on Wednesday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah attended Adil’s funeral, hailing his bravery in standing up to the armed assailants