The family of Lt Vinay Narwal, who was among the 26 people killed in the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, has welcomed the Indian armed forces' retaliatory strikes under Operation Sindoor, calling it a strong and justified response.
Speaking to reporters at his residence in Karnal on Wednesday, Lt Narwal’s father, Rajesh Narwal, said the Modi government has sent a strong message and now the perpetrators of the April 22 attack "will think 100 times" before repeating such attacks in the future.
"When this (Pahalgam) incident happened, even then you (media) came to my home and asked what I expected from the government. My answer was that I had faith in our government. And today, the government has justified that trust," Rajesh Narwal told mediapersons.
"I had said that such a thing (retaliatory strikes) has to be done so that no one dares to do such a cowardly act again...the strikes carried out on the terror targets (in Pak and PoK) will resonate in their minds forever.
India launched early morning missile strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, targeting strongholds of groups like Jaish-e-Mohammad in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Muridke.
Responding to a question on the mission's name, Rajesh said, "This operation has been aptly named Operation Sindoor." Earlier, when Vinay Narwal's mother, Asha, was asked to comment about India's response to the Pahalgam incident, she told reporters, "It is a very good thing that (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi has avenged the (Pahalgam) attack. I am with them (the government), people are with them, and our entire family is with them".
"I want to tell our Army to give a befitting reply so that such incidents (like Pahalgam) do not occur again," she said and added that those who got martyred have got justice.
The 26-year-old officer had been married only three weeks before the attack. He was on his honeymoon with his wife, Himanshi, in Pahalgam when he was shot at point-blank range by terrorists. His death, along with those of 25 others—mostly tourists—triggered nationwide grief and calls for justice.
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