NEW DELHI: Himanshi Narwal, the wife of Indian Navy Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was among the 26 killed in the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, made a heartfelt appeal for peace amid the nationwide outrage.
In a video shared by news agency ANI, Himanshi, a PhD scholar from Gurugram, said, “We don’t want people going against Muslims or Kashmiris. We want peace and only peace. Of course, we want justice.”
Lieutenant Narwal was given full military honours at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, where his coffin was received by grieving family members, Navy officials, and political leaders, including Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and Delhi CM Rekha Gupta.
Himanshi broke down while embracing and saluting her husband’s coffin. “Let his soul rest in peace. He lived a good life. He made us really proud, and we should continue to uphold that pride in every way,” she said through tears.
The couple had married just days earlier, on April 16, and were honeymooning in Pahalgam when the attack occurred.
Narwal’s funeral was held on Wednesday evening in his hometown of Karnal, Haryana. His 21-year-old sister Shristi performed the final rites, lighting the pyre as thousands gathered to bid farewell. Navy personnel offered a gun salute while mourners chanted “Bharat ka veer amar rahe” and “Pakistan Murdabad.”
Speaking to CM Saini at the cremation, Shristi expressed her anguish: “He was alive for some time, but no one came to save him… I want them dead,” she said, referring to the terrorists responsible.
In Karnal, the contrast was stark — the site that had only recently hosted joyous wedding celebrations had been transformed into a tent of mourning. Friends, neighbours, and family wept beside white funeral tents where colourful decorations had once stood.
In a video shared by news agency ANI, Himanshi, a PhD scholar from Gurugram, said, “We don’t want people going against Muslims or Kashmiris. We want peace and only peace. Of course, we want justice.”
#WATCH | Karnal | "...We don't want people going against Muslims or Kashmiris. We want peace and only peace. Of course, we want justice," says Himanshi, wife of Indian Navy Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. pic.twitter.com/LaOpBVe7z2
— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2025
Lieutenant Narwal was given full military honours at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, where his coffin was received by grieving family members, Navy officials, and political leaders, including Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and Delhi CM Rekha Gupta.
Himanshi broke down while embracing and saluting her husband’s coffin. “Let his soul rest in peace. He lived a good life. He made us really proud, and we should continue to uphold that pride in every way,” she said through tears.
The couple had married just days earlier, on April 16, and were honeymooning in Pahalgam when the attack occurred.
Narwal’s funeral was held on Wednesday evening in his hometown of Karnal, Haryana. His 21-year-old sister Shristi performed the final rites, lighting the pyre as thousands gathered to bid farewell. Navy personnel offered a gun salute while mourners chanted “Bharat ka veer amar rahe” and “Pakistan Murdabad.”
Speaking to CM Saini at the cremation, Shristi expressed her anguish: “He was alive for some time, but no one came to save him… I want them dead,” she said, referring to the terrorists responsible.
In Karnal, the contrast was stark — the site that had only recently hosted joyous wedding celebrations had been transformed into a tent of mourning. Friends, neighbours, and family wept beside white funeral tents where colourful decorations had once stood.
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