Watch how a couple from Hooghly, West Bengal, was saved from the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam.
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00:00This is singer Saurabh Sarkar, a resident of Kornnagar in Hooghli, West Bengal and a former contestant of Saregaamapa who narrowly escaped the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir on 22nd April 2025.
00:19Sarkar and his wife had planned to visit the Baisaran Valley, often called mini Switzerland, but fate had other plans.
00:30Their tour group was delayed in checking out from the hotel, a delay that turned into a lifesaver.
00:48Terrorists opened fire on civilians just a short distance away from their hotel.
00:52Had the Sarkar couple left on time, they might have been caught in the attack.
00:55In the aftermath, they stayed holed up in their hotel under tight army security with a curfew imposed all around.
01:01Saurabh's mother, Suparna Sarkar, confirmed that the couple is safe, but deeply shaken.