The sindoor in her hair was still fresh. Her bridal bangles still jingled on her wrists. And her heart full of excitement and dreams of a married life that had just begun was brutally broken on Tuesday when just six days into her marriage, 24-year-old Himanshi Sowami was left a widow.
Her husband, 26-year-old Lieutenant Vinay Narwal of the Indian Navy, was killed in a savage terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on Tuesday, days after the couple tied the knot in Mussoorie. What began as the most beautiful chapter of their lives has ended in a page soaked with blood and tears.
After exchanging vows at the destination wedding surrounded by close friends and family, Vinay and Himanshi had dreamt of a honeymoon in Switzerland. The newlyweds were supposed to be walking under alpine skies, not under the shadow of a massacre.
Visa delays made them alter their plans. They opted for Pahalgam, closer and supposed to be tranquil, his grandfather Hawa Singh said.
Singh said that he is confident that if his brave grandson was not shot, he would have killed atleast 2-3 terrorists.
“We all celebrated the marriage just three days ago and didn’t know this could happen to us,” he said. As Asha Narwal, Vinay’s mother, was still receiving congratulatory messages from neighbours in Sector 7 of Karnal, fate had already turned its face away from the family.
Vinay, on honeymoon with the love of his life, became one of the 26 victims of a ruthless terrorist ambush targeting tourists in the region.
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