India, May 16 -- The 2025 Pahalgam attack saw Neeraj Chopra receive abuse from fans on social media. Fans were enraged that an invitation for the NC Classic was sent to Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, and took to X to criticise Neeraj, and many also abused him. Chopra had to take to X to put up a public statement, clarifying that the competition invite was sent before the Pahalgam attack, and that fans also abused his mother.

The Pahalgam attack claimed the lives of 26 civilians on April 22. The attack's responsibility has been claimed by The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba. In response, India launched Operation Sindoor, killing more than 100 high-profile terrorists. Meanwhile, Pakistan reacted by trigerring cross-border...