Bengaluru, May 7
Mother of Manjunath Rao, a Karnataka resident who lost his life in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, expressed her approval of the Union Government's Operation Sindoor, calling it an appropriately named response to the tragedy.
She voiced her confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and the decisive airstrikes targeting terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
"We were hopeful that PM Modi would take good action. Operation Sindoor is an appropriate name for the operation," said Manjunath Rao's mother, reflecting on the operation that struck nine terrorist sites in retaliation for the attack that claimed 26 lives, including her son's.
Rao, who was on a family vacation as part of a tour package, was shot dead when terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists on April 22, killing 26 people, including a Nepali citizen.
Earlier, his wife, Pallavi Manjunath, said that it was a bad dream and it should not happen to any family.
During the last rites of her husband, Pallavi said, "It should be a bad dream; I should wake up from it. This should not happen to any of the family. They (terrorists) were targeting only men." Manjunath's family friend, Dattatreya, described the loss as deeply personal.
On Wednesday, the Indian Armed Forces successfully struck nine terror targets using special precision munitions in a coordinated operation called Operation Sindoor, destroying four in Pakistan, including Bahawalpur, Muridke, Sarjal, and Mehmoona Joya, and five in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
The operation was jointly carried out by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, with the mobilisation of assets and troops. The strikes on all nine targets were successful, sources further revealed. The Indian forces selected the locations to target top Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leaders involved in sponsoring terrorist activities in India.
This was India's deepest strike inside Pakistan's undisputed territory since 1971. This marks New Delhi's most significant military action within Pakistani territory in over five decades.
- ANI