New Delhi, April 23 -- At least 26 people were killed Tuesday in Baisaran of Kashmir's Pahalgam when terrorists opened fire on tourists in the insurgency-hit region's deadliest attack on civilians since 2019 Pulwama strike.

A total of 5 people from Maharashtra lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack.

According to an official statement, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had a phone conversation with Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu regarding arrangements to bring them back to the state.

During the conversation, Eknath Shinde requested Naidu to arrange a special flight to bring back the tourists from Maharashtra stranded in Jammu and Kashmir.

Accepting the request, Naidu assured that once a list of the stranded tou...