Air Force Staff Was On Kashmir Trip With Wife, Terrorists Shot Him Dead

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said he was “deeply saddened” by the death of Corporal Hailyang.

New Delhi:

Corporal Tage Hailyang (30), an Indian Air Force staff from Arunachal Pradesh, was on a holiday to Kashmir with his wife. The couple were in Pahalgam yesterday when a group of terrorists opened fire, killing at least 26 people in one of the most heinous terror strikes the Valley has seen. Originally from Tajang village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Ziro, Tage Hailyang was posted at the Indian Air Force base in Srinagar. 

The Indian Air Force paid respect to Corporal Hailyang. “All air warriors of the Indian Air Force mourn the loss of Cpl Tage Hailyang in the terror attack at Pahalgam and convey heartfelt condolences to his family in this moment of immense grief. The IAF stands in solidarity with the families of all those who lost their lives and prays for the swift recovery of the injured,” it said in a post on X.