PM Modi cancels Kanpur visit following Pahalgam terror attack

New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Kanpur on April 24 has been cancelled in the wake of a recent terror attack that resulted in multiple casualties. According to an official statement, the Prime Minister was slated to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects valued at over Rs 20,000 crore during the visit.
However, given the prevailing atmosphere of grief and public sentiment following the tragic incident, the programme has been called off as a mark of respect.
Given the loss of lives in the recent terror attack, including that of a brave son of Kanpur, and the sombre mood prevailing in the region, the Prime Minister's visit has been cancelled. It was deemed appropriate not to hold any celebratory or formal public engagements in Kanpur at this time, an official statement said.
Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team visited the Pahalgam terror attack site on Wednesday to support the Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Police in probing what is considered the deadliest assault on civilians in the region in almost twenty years.
The NIA team - led by a Deputy Inspector General-rank officer - visited Baisaran a day after terrorists gunned down a group of tourists in the picturesque meadow, which is located around five kilometres from Pahalgam town in Kashmir's Anantnag district.
As the nation comes to terms with the devastating loss during the terror attack at Pahalgam on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived at the Baisaran meadow, the site of the attack that claimed the lives of innocent tourists, sending shockwaves across the nation.
The Union Home Minister arrived at the terror site by helicopter, descending onto the meadow now bearing the scars of violence. He was briefed by the Army and Police officers.
The security in the region had been heightened as army personnel arrived at the meadow in Pahalgam.
This has been one of the biggest terror attacks after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The government, however, has yet to officially confirm the number of casualties in the terror attack in Pahalgam. (ANI)