Mumbai, April 25 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday paid tribute to Syed Adil Hussain Shah, who lost his life while trying to save tourists during the Pahalgam terrorist attack.

Shinde described Shah's heroic act, saying he attempted to snatch the terrorists' gun to protect the tourists.

"This is not about caste or religion. The tourists who were there were being shot at indiscriminately by these terrorists, and this person tried to save them. He even tried to snatch the gun from the terrorists to prevent the tourists from getting shot, However, another terrorist came and killed him," Shinde said.

Shinde revealed that he had spoken to Shah's family and assessed their difficult financial situation, as Shah was ...