New Delhi

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the government would take care of the family of the horse owner Syed Adil Hussan Shah, who died trying to resist the attack by terrorists at Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam on Tuesday.

“I am told he did not die just like that. He was a brave person; he tried to stop the attack and was killed in retaliation,” Abdullah told media persons after attending Shah’s funeral at his ancestral village of Hapathnad in Pahalgam, south Kashmir on Wednesday.

Eyewitnesses said Adil tried to snatch the gun from one of the terrorists to save the tourist who was riding his horse from Baisaran to Pahalgam.

The terrorist shot him dead.

Adil is the only local Kashmiri among the 26 victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.

Abdullah was accompanied by his party men to Adil Shah’s village, where he stayed till the burial and also interacted with his aged parents.

Speaking with media persons, Abdullah said, “Adil was a brave man. We will make sure to take care of his family. I came to express my grief to the family of Adil and attend his final rites.”

He said, “Adil was a poor man who was making his living by working hard. We will have to take care of his family; help them. I assured them that my government stands with them and will do its best to help them.”

He tried to save tourists by snatching guns from Militants. Locals said he was a brave man and his family will be taken care of says HCM @OmarAbdullah at Adil’s funeral. pic.twitter.com/NIuZBkr9Pv

— JKNC (@JKNC_) April 23, 2025

Locals praised Shah for his integrity and bravery:

Syed Hassan Shah- a brave Kashmiri Muslim was shot dead while saving tourists in Pahalgam. Once again, I say: terrorism has no religion. There are still people who believe in humanity. Islam does not allow the killing of innocents, nor does Kashmiriyat. Those who killed innocent… pic.twitter.com/6dYg7lBrxV

— Salman Nizami (@SalmanNizami_) April 23, 2025

Syed Hussain Shah’s mother, who spoke in the Gojari dialect, was weeping bitterly, wondering how she would survive.

His father said, “He (Syed Hussain Shah) had gone to Pahalgam to work... We got information about the attack at 3 o'clock. When we called (Syed Hussain Shah), the phone was not connected... We went to the police station and complained. After coming home, we got full information about the incident... We want justice... The culprits should be punished..."

#WATCH | J&K | Family member of Anantnag resident Syed Hussain Shah, who lost his life in the #PahalgamTerroristAttack, says, "He (Syed Hussain Shah) had gone to Pahalgam to work... We got information about the attack at 3 pm. When we called (Syed Hussain Shah), the phone was not… pic.twitter.com/8IlX5NKB8j

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2025

Another image of a Kashmiri man carrying a child injured in the Pahalgam terrorist attack on his back to safety has gone viral on social media:

Kashmiri youth carried a tourist boy on his shoulders and saved him during the Pahalgam Terror Attack. pic.twitter.com/qGkHuNRgcn

— The Nawakadal (@Nawakadal3) April 23, 2025