Bhubaneswar, Apr 23: Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Wednesday met the grieving family of Odia tourist Prasant Kumar Satpathy, who was killed in the horrific terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that claimed lives of 28 civilians.
Sarangi, who was in Jammu & Kashmir for a Public Accounts Committee meeting, offered her heartfelt condolences to Prasant’s wife Priyadarshini, and their nine-year-old son.
In a touching moment, Priyadarshini held onto the MP while sharing the terrifying details of what happened.
“We had just gotten off the ropeway after a fun ride when I heard what sounded like firecrackers. Then, suddenly, a bullet hit my husband in the head and he collapsed. He died before I even realized what was happening,” said Priyadarshini.
Sarangi paid tribute to all the civilians who lost their lives in the attack and expressed deep sadness over the tragedy.
It is worth mentioning that Prasant (43) hailed from Saragaon panchayat in Balasore district and was working as an accounts assistant at the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) in Balasore.
Notably, as many as 28 civilians, mostly tourists, were killed when terrorists opened fire at Baisaran, a well-known meadow near the resort town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, around 3 PM on Tuesday.
