India, April 23 -- A professor at Assam University, who survived the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, said the gunman spared his life because he recited the "Kalima".

Debasish Bhattacharyya, the professor in the Department of Bengali at Assam University, was among the tourists who were attacked by terrorists from The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). At least 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed and many were injured in the attack, which triggered nationwide outrage.

Bhattacharyya recollected the exact moments when the terrorist spared him and his family members' lives while speaking to News18 Assam about the attack.

The professor said he started reciting the "Kalima" instinctively ...