India, April 24 -- A pall of grief engulfed Pune Airport as the mortal remains of the two city residents - Santosh Jagdale, 54 and Kaustubh Ganbote, 50 - who were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, are set to arrive at 4.25 am on Thursday, instead of the initially scheduled 11pm on Wednesday, due to delays.

Both Jagdale and Ganbote were among the 26 victims gunned down by terrorists in a brutal attack at the popular tourist destination on April 22.

Minister Madhuri Misal said that she would be present at the airport to receive the bodies. "There was a delay in the flight schedule. The arrival is now confirmed for early morning Thursday," she said.

Emotions ran high as a large crowd gathered at the airport to exp...