Pahalgam attack: Who are the 26 people shot dead by terrorists?

The Pahalgam terror attack occurred on April 22, 2025, in the Baisaran meadows near Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where terrorists from The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, killed 26 people, mostly male tourists. Below is the full list of the deceased victims, compiled from available sources. Note that all victims were male, including 23 Indian tourists from various states, one local from Jammu and Kashmir, and two foreign tourists from Nepal and the United Arab Emirates.

Full List of Deceased Victims:

1. Manjunath Rao - From Karnataka, killed alongside family members while on vacation.
2. Vinay Narwal - A 26-year-old Indian Navy lieutenant from Haryana, killed during his honeymoon with his wife Himanshi.
3. Shubham Dwivedi - From Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, shot after failing to recite the Islamic Kalma as demanded by terrorists.
4. Dilip Jayaram Desale - A 64-year-old from New Panvel, Maharashtra, killed during a tour with his wife.
5. Sundip Nevpane - A tourist from Nepal, among the two foreign victims.
6. Bitan Adhikari - A 40-year-old from Kolkata, West Bengal, killed while on a family trip with his wife and son.
7. Neeraj Udhvani - No specific details on origin, named in victim lists.
8. Atul Shrikant - No specific details on origin, named in victim lists.
9. Sanjay Lakhan Lali - No specific details on origin, named in victim lists.
10. Syed Adil Hussain Shah - A local Kashmiri pony operator from Jammu and Kashmir, killed while attempting to protect tourists by wrestling a gun from an attacker.
11. Shailesh Bhai Himat - No specific details on origin, named in victim lists.
12. Santosh Jagdale - From Pune, Maharashtra, part of a five-member family group, killed during the attack.
13. Kaustubh Ganbote - From Pune, Maharashtra, killed alongside Santosh Jagdale.
14. Hemant Joshi - A 44-year-old from Dombivli, Maharashtra, one of three maternal cousins killed, worked in a cargo company.
15. Atul Mone - A 43-year-old from Dombivli, Maharashtra, a Central Railway officer, killed with cousins.
16. Sanjay Lele - A 50-year-old from Dombivli, Maharashtra, worked in the private sector, killed with cousins.
17. Shailesh Kalathiya - A 44-year-old bank officer from Surat, Gujarat, killed just before his birthday while vacationing with family.
18. Prashant Satpathy - From Balasore, Odisha, killed while on vacation with his wife and son.
19. Sushil Nathaniel - From Indore, Madhya Pradesh, a Life Insurance Corporation branch manager, killed after identifying as Christian when asked to recite the Kalma.
20. Bharath Bushan - From Karnataka, killed alongside Manjunath Rao.
21. Victim from Arunachal Pradesh - An Indian Air Force officer, specific name not disclosed in sources.
22. Victim from Kerala - No specific name provided in sources.
23. Victim from Bihar - No specific name provided in sources.
24. Victim from Punjab - No specific name provided in sources.
25. Victim from Andhra Pradesh - No specific name provided in sources.
26. Victim from UAE - A foreign tourist, specific name not disclosed in sources.

Additional Notes:

• Discrepancies in Reporting: Some sources, like a post on X, claim 15 of the 26 victims had Muslim names, but this contradicts mainstream reports stating the terrorists specifically targeted male Hindu tourists and non-Muslims, asking victims to recite Islamic verses or checking for circumcision before shooting. This claim appears inconclusive and may be misinformation.
• Injured Victims: At least 20 others were injured, including individuals from Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. Notable injured include Akanksha Nathaniel (daughter of Sushil Nathaniel) and family members of Shailesh Kalathiya.
• Context of the Attack: The terrorists, numbering five to seven, wore military-style uniforms and carried M4 carbines and AK-47s. They emerged from dense forests, targeted male tourists after religious identification, and fled to the Pir Panjal range. The attack was the deadliest in Jammu and Kashmir since the 2019 Pulwama attack.