Scores of tourists returned safely to Mumbai on April 24 after a terror attack in Kashmir claimed over two dozen lives, most of them from Maharashtra. The returning tourists were greeted with white roses and chocolates by local politicians at the Mumbai international airport.

The serene meadows of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir turned into a scene of unspeakable horror on April 22 when terrorists launched a brutal attack that claimed 26 lives. What began as a tourist excursion for families from across India ended in tragedy,