India, April 24 -- Hyder Shah, father of a 30-year-old 'ponywallah' who was killed while trying to snatch a rifle from a terrorist during the attack in Pahalgam, said he felt proud because of his son's sacrifice to save tourists he ferried to the meadow.

His son Syed Adil Hussain Shah's heroic act caught national attention after Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah visited his funeral on Wednesday to participate in a prayer (Fatiha) with hundreds of mourners. Shah was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard at Hapatnard village in Pahalgam.

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The deceased's father stood inconsolable when the chief minister hugged him to share grief and express solidarity. "I am very proud of him and...