Wife of slain Navy officer appeals for peace after Pahalgam terror attack
Says don’t want hate against Muslims
New Delhi / Karnal: Days after losing her husband in the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, Himanshi Narwal — the wife of Indian Navy Lieutenant Vinay Narwal — made a moving appeal for communal harmony, urging people not to target any particular community in the aftermath of the tragedy.
In a video shared by news agency ANI, Himanshi, a PhD scholar from Gurugram, said, “We don’t want people going against Muslims or Kashmiris. We want peace and only peace. Of course, we want justice.”
Lieutenant Vinay Narwal was among the 26 defence personnel and civilians killed in the April 22 attack. He had just recently married Himanshi on April 16. The couple was on their honeymoon in Pahalgam when the incident occurred.
His mortal remains were brought to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport with full military honours, where they were received by Navy officials, grieving family members, and political leaders, including Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
An emotional Himanshi broke down as she saluted and embraced her husband’s coffin. Fighting back tears, she said, “Let his soul rest in peace. He lived a good life. He made us really proud, and we should continue to uphold that pride in every way.”
The final rites were conducted on Wednesday evening in Lieutenant Narwal’s hometown, Karnal in Haryana. His younger sister, 21-year-old Shristi, lit the funeral pyre in the presence of thousands of mourners. Navy personnel paid tribute with a gun salute, while chants of “Bharat ka veer amar rahe” and “Pakistan Murdabad” echoed through the crowd.
Speaking to Chief Minister Saini at the cremation site, Shristi expressed her pain, saying, “He was alive for some time, but no one came to save him… I want them dead,” referring to the attackers.
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Two workers trapped after wall of opencast coal mine collapses in Jharkhand
Hazaribag (PTI): Two workers have been trapped after the wall of an opencast mine collapsed on a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred around 11 pm on Saturday in the command area of Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) under the Urimari Police Station limits when the highwall of the mine caved in on the coal-loading vehicle, a senior officer said.
A highwall in mining is the face of exposed overburden and coal in a mine, and its stability is important for safety of miners and equipment, experts said.
The trapped coal workers, who were on the truck when the accident occurred, were identified as Sunil Yadav (30) and Raju Paswan (50), Barkagaon sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Pawan Kumar said.
"A rescue operation is underway for the two workers. Another person has already been rescued from the accident site and admitted to a hospital here," he added.
The trapped workers could not be rescued on Saturday night due to darkness, fog and a protest by coal workers there, the SDPO said.
The labourers at the opencast mine stopped their coal extraction activities after the accident, he added.
