India, April 25 -- In the aftermath of the brutal terror attack near Pahalgam, a grieving tourist from Pune recounted the harrowing moments leading up to her husband's death. Speaking on Thursday, Sangita Ganbote, whose husband Kaustubh was one of the 26 people killed, described how the tourist group desperately tried to hide their religious identity when confronted by the assailants.

"We wiped off our bindis and began chanting 'Allahu Akbar' when we saw them asking the men to recite the azaan (Islamic call to prayer)," Sangita said, her voice breaking as she recounted the trauma. But their efforts proved futile. Kaustubh and his close friend Santosh Jagdale, also from Pune, were among those killed.

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