Claim
In the Pahalgam attack, 26 people were killed after being asked their religion.
“जहां धर्म पूछकर 26 लोगों को मारा गया।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The 22 April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack killed 26 civilians (mostly Hindu tourists). Multiple survivor testimonies, wire agencies (AP, Al Jazeera, France 24), Human Rights Watch, and India's NIA investigation confirm that attackers asked victims their religion and shot those identified as Hindu. Both the death toll (26) and the religious-identification element of the claim are well-corroborated. A minor caveat: not every one of the 26 was individually religion-screened (a local Muslim pony operator and a Christian tourist were also killed), but the claim's core—26 killed after religion was demanded—is factually supported.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pahalgam_attack Documents the 22 April 2025 Pahalgam attack in which 26 civilians were killed; attackers questioned each person's religion and shot those identified as Hindu, corroborated by survivor testimony and NIA investigation. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250430-are-you-a-hindu-kashmir-attack-survivors-say-gunmen-asked-religion-before-opening-fire-pakistan-india France 24 reports survivor accounts that gunmen asked victims their religion ('Are you a Hindu?') before opening fire. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/23/act-of-war-what-happened-in-kashmir-attack-that-killed-26-tourists Al Jazeera confirms 26 tourists killed in the attack, with victims singled out by religion. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/04/30/deadly-attack-tourists-jammu-and-kashmir Human Rights Watch documents the attack on tourists and the death toll of 26. ✓ reachable · archived