Abu

Pahalgam Attack victim Aarthi Menon- "A man emerged from the woods. He asked us to kneel down and we did. Then, he said something like 'Kalma' twice. We didn't get it. Next moment, he opened fire. My father fell beside us. My sons started screaming, and the man walked off. I knew my father was gone. I grabbed the boys and ran into the forest. I don't know how long we ran in the woods. When finally my phone picked up the signal, I called our driver. They reached in 10 minutes. My driver Musafir and another man Sameer who I now consider my brothers stood by me through everything. They took me to mortuary and helped with the formalities. I waited there till 3 AM. I was in trauma."