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Bodies of two victims of Pahalgam terror attack comes to Kolkata

Kolkata, Apr 23 (UNI) The bodies of two victims of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, arrived at their residences here on Wednesday evening.
Bitan Adhikari, an IT professional employed by a multinational company in Florida, USA, resided at Baishnabghata in the city's southern outskirts. Sameer Guha, a senior statistical officer with the central government, was a resident of Behala in the south weastern part of the metropolis.
The bodies earlier reached Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here at around 8.15 pm and were received by state power minister Aroop Biswas.
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