CM Omar Abdullah hails 'ponywalla' who died trying to save tourists

A 30yearold ponywallah Syed Adil Hussain Shah was among 26 persons mostly tourists who lost their lives in the deadly terrorist attack in south Kashmir resort with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah turning up to offer fatiha to him and hailing his courage to stand up against the armed assailantsThe ponywallah pony ride operator Syed Adil Hussain Shah was laid to rest at the ancestral graveyard at his Hapatnard village in Pahalgam with hundreds of mourners bidding him a tearful adieu and saluting his sacrificeI visited Pahalgam today to offer fatiha prayer after burial for braveheart Shah who was shot dead while trying to snatch a weapon from one of the terrorists in a courageous attempt to protect the tourists he had ferried on horseback from the parking area to Baisaran meadow Met his grieving family and assured them of full support Adil Shah was the sole breadwinner and his extraordinary bravery and sacrifice will forever be remembered the chief minister wrote in a post shared by his office on XVIDEO Anantnag Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah OmarAbdullah attends the funeral of Syed Adil Hussain Shah who was killed in Pahalgam terror attackFull video available on PTI Videos httpstcon147TvrpG7PahalgamTerroristAttack pahalgamattack pictwittercomC2JlvczBuomdash Press Trust of India PTI_News April 23 2025After offering prayers to the deceased Abdullah talking to reporters expressed his condolences to all the victims and condemned the incidentThe tourists had come to have a good time here and they were sent back in coffins A poor labourer had left home to earn but died I have heard that he tried to confront the militants and tried to snatch the gun before getting attacked he saidHe assured the family of the deceased that his government would take care of them We are with them and will help them as much as we canEarlier local Ghulam Hassan who led the funeral prayers of Shah lauded the sacrifice of the youth and said We should always be ready to die for others whether a Sikh Pandit or a Muslim That is what our religion teaches usCondemning the cowardly attack on the tourists he said the women who were wailing at Baisaran the scene of the attack are our sisters and our hearts are feeling their painWe salute our brother who sacrificed his life trying to save the tourists He will be rewarded by Allah for his deeds I pray nobody sees their loved ones die like this he said in his sermon before the burialSyed Naushad younger brother of Shah said he had gone to Pahalgam for workHe used to take tourists on pony rides to Baisaran On Tuesday when terrorists attacked tourists my brother tried to stop them A tourist whose father was killed in the attack told me about the heroic act of my brother at SMHS hospital he said adding the terrorists hit Shah thrice with bullets in the chestHe termed the sacrifice of his brother as a proud moment for the family and friends but said there is also sadness everywhereShahs sister Asma said they came to know about his killing at around 10 pm on TuesdayIn the morning I told him not to go as if I knew something bad was going to happen But he did not listen to me and left she said describing his brother as a daring man always ready to support othersShahs father Syed Haider Shah said he was devastated by his sons killingHe was young and kind among all the siblings He left at 8 in the morning and did not come back Many boys from this village go to Pahalgam to find some work but who knew this was going to happen The terrorists killed my son only because he confronted them and told them not to harm tourists the grieving father saidHe said there was no mobile connectivity in Baisaran When he did not return in the evening we started calling him but nobody picked up the phoneThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params