Kashmir, April 26 -- Rayees Ahmad Bhatt, Pony Owners Association president, is being hailed as the 'Hero of Pahalgam' for saving the lives of as many as five tourists. He helped injured tourists, who remained vulnerable, at the attack site in Baisaran Valley, without caring for his own life.

"If the attackers are still here, and we get killed too, so be it," Bhat thought as he ventured out of his office alone to help the tourists stranded at the violence-affected site.

As soon as Bhatt received information about a mishap, he gathered six local working-class Kashmiris with him and rushed to the spot, where the attack on tourists had occurred.

"When this incident happened, I was sitting in my office. At around 2:35 PM, I received a messa...