An Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer from Hyderabad is reportedly among the tourists killed in the terror attack in Kashmir on April 22. Manish Ranjan, a native of Bihar, was shot dead in front of his wife and children. The IB officer, posted in Hyderabad, was on a Leave Travel Concession (LTC) visit with his family. Manish Ranjan was posted in the ministerial section of the IB's Hyderabad office.
The family, along with many other tourists, was in Pahalgam's Baisaran Valley, known as 'Mini Switzerland', when the terrorists attacked them, killing at least 26 people and critically injuring several others.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy condemned the attack and said that such "cowardly strikes cannot shake the spirit and resilience of the Indian people:. He urged the Union government to take the strictest action against the terrorist groups involved. Revanth also deceased to rest in peace and extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has also condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. "Deeply anguished by the terrorist attack on innocent tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. I condemn this senseless act of violence in the strongest terms. My heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones, and I pray for the speedy recovery of those injured," CM Naidu said.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan also condemned the terror attack. "I am deeply saddened by the news of the tragic terrorist attack that took place today at Baisaran, Pahalgam, Anantnag region of Jammu and Kashmir, often known as 'Mini Switzerland'."