Operation Sindoor: Got emotional after hearing operation’s name, says wife of Pahalgam victim Santosh Jagdale

Pune, May 7: After the successful execution of 'Operation Sindoor' by the Indian Armed Forces, which targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Pragati Jagdale, the wife of Santosh Jagdale who was killed in the April 22 Pahalgam attack, said that she was emotional upon hearing the name of the operation.

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Talking to media persons outside her residence, Jagdale said, "I am grateful that the operation was named after Sindoor. Terrorists wiped away the Sindoor of many women. I became very emotional when I heard the name, as it shows they remember us. I can't say much more.”

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She expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emphasizing that India would not sit quietly if the middle class and common people were attacked.

"Modi has shown Pakistan that we will not stay silent. They targeted middle-class people like us. I believe that with Operation Sindoor, PM Modi will put an end to terrorism," she said.

Asavari Jagdale, the daughter of Santosh Jagdale, also praised the efforts of the government and the Indian Army in avenging the loss of innocent lives in the horrific terrorist attack.

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Asavari stated that the loss of husbands and fathers by many was not in vain. She further expressed that India had paid a true tribute and served justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack through the initiation of Operation Sindoor. 

She also highlighted that the operation's name reflects solidarity with the widows of the victims.

"We received calls from our relatives about Operation Sindoor. India has avenged the Pahalgam attack through these airstrikes. I became very emotional when I heard the name (Sindoor) of the mission. When Amit Shah came to Srinagar to honor the martyrs, the sisters who lost their husbands were pleading for justice. I believe that's why the operation was named this way," said Asavari.

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"The loss of husbands and fathers was not in vain. India has truly honored them by taking action. I want to thank everyone for the justice served in just 15 days," she added.

It is worth mentioning that the Indian Armed Forces launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed. Altogether, nine (9) sites were targeted.

List of sites hit in Operation Sindoor:

1. Bahawalpur, located around 100 Km from the International Boundary. It is the headquarters of the JeM.

2. Muridke, located 30 km from the border opposite Samba. It is an LeT camp.

3. Gulpur, 35 km from LoC in Poonch-Rajouri.

4. LeT camp in Sawai, 30 km inside POK, Tangdhar Sector.

5. Bilal Camp, a JeM launchpad.

6. LeT Kotli camp, 15 km from LoC opposite Rajouri.

7. Barnala camp, 10 km from LoC opposite Rajouri.

8. Sarjal camp, JeM camp about 8 km from IB opposite Samba-Kathua.

9. Mehmoona camp, 15 km from IB, near Sialkot, HM training camp.

This was India’s most intense strikes inside Pakistan’s undisputed territory since 1971, successfully targeting terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. This is the most significant military action by India in Pakistani territory in over fifty years.

“Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” said Defence Ministry in an official press release.