'Their faces still haunt me': Widow of Pahalgam attack victim hails ‘Operation Sindoor’ in Pakistan and PoK

INDORE: Jennifer Nathaniel, wife of Sushil Nathaniel, who was killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April, expressed a deep sense of justice and pride, saying that India acted at the right time and that the country should now completely eliminate terrorism. “They (the terrorists) killed the innocent. Those who carried out the attack should also be killed.May God ensure that even those who are teaching these children the wrong things are also punished. This action was very necessary for the nation. Everywhere people say 'India' with pride—they are changing the face of India. What was done was absolutely right.” She added that the Indian Army has made the nation proud. She said the fear should now be visible on the faces of terrorists. “I saw my husband being shot,” she said, her voice choking with emotion. “At 6 am, I learned that India had launched the operation. The four terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack should also be killed, along with those who are training and supporting them. Their faces still haunt me every day.” Hailing from Indore, Sushil was among those martyred in the brutal assault. Jennifer recalled the moment she was rescued, describing the soldier who saved her as someone the age of her son. “There was anger in him,” she said. “He was determined to find the terrorists and eliminate them.” She reflected on the transformation of a peaceful, green landscape into one soaked in blood, a contrast that deeply unsettled her. “In difficult times,” she said, “we must be ready to help each other.” As a teacher, Jennifer also questioned the ideologies that justify violence in the name of religion. “In our faith, we are taught to offer the other cheek if someone strikes us. But what kind of ideology teaches people to shoot someone who is simply playing with children or doing nothing wrong? I have never read or learned anything like that. I am a teacher myself. This is not what religion teaches.”