A year after Pahalgam, one family mourns a hero and another man still lives with horror – The Times of India

HAPTNAR (ANANTNAG): His scorched hands and bullet-riddled body told a story of courage and sacrifice. Ponywallah Syed Adil Hussain Shah, who grabbed a terrorist’s rifle barrel to save tourists during the horrific massacre in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley last year, came to embody Kashmir’s spirit and India’s soul in his final act of selflessness.