India, May 2 -- As the country mourns the Pahalgam terror attack victims, a retired army officer and gallantry award recipient has called for unity, urging citizens not to fall into the trap of communal division that, he says, is exactly what the terrorists want.

Brigadier Deep Bhagat (Retd), a decorated Indian Army veteran with over 30 years in service and a recipient of a gallantry award for neutralising Pakistani terrorists, spoke out in an Instagram video shared by his son, content creator Anish Bhagat.

"It's a tactic. To divide us on communal lines," Brigadier Bhagat said when asked if he believed the Pahalgam attack was targeted at Hindus. "No, it was against Indians," he clarified, adding that those behind the massacre were tryin...