A village in Kanpur district has gone into mourning after one among its residents, a businessman who obtained married in February, was killed in Tuesday’s terrorist assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. 

Residents of a number of close by villages gathered exterior the home of Shubham Dwivedi in Hathipur within the Maharajpur space to condole the loss of life of the 31-year-old.

The Kanpur Police Commissioner and District Justice of the Peace Jitendra Pratap Singh additionally reached the village, met Dwivedi’s household and guaranteed that the Uttar Pradesh authorities will assist them in each attainable approach. Additionally they informed the household that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had expressed his deep condolences. 

 “I obtained a name from the chief minister, who took particulars of the sufferer and his household. The chief minister instructed me to go to the sufferer’s ancestral village on this hour of grief. Now we have been directed to make sure that the household will get all attainable assist,” Mr Singh informed information company PTI. 

“Although no phrases are sufficient on this hour of grief, I’ve assured the household that the chief minister and the district administration are taking all steps to convey again Shubham’s physique to Kanpur,” he added.

Dwivedi, who had obtained married on February 12, was amongst 26 individuals who have been killed by terrorists on the picturesque hilltop meadow of Baisaran close to Pahalgam, in one of many worst assaults on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir’s historical past. 

Dwivedi had gone to Kashmir together with his spouse and 9 different relations final week and was alleged to return on Wednesday. 

Manoj Dwivedi, Shubham’s uncle, informed PTI that his nephew and his spouse had determined to go horse-riding round midday on Tuesday when terrorists approached them. They sought to know their identities earlier than capturing Shubham within the head, killing him in entrance of his spouse.

Residence Minister Amit Shah reached Srinagar on Tuesday night, held a overview assembly with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Common Manoj Sinha, and likewise visited Pahalgam on Wednesday.

A gathering of the Cupboard Committee on Safety is predicted to be held on Wednesday night.