Kerala native's zip-lining video records chilling footage of Baisaran massacre

KOZHIKODE: What began as a joyful afternoon zip-lining through scenic Baisaran soon turned into a scene of horror for Nihal and his family, residents of Kerala's Kozhikode. While filming a family member enjoying the ride, they inadvertently captured chilling footage of terrorists gunning down innocent people.
Nihal, his cousins and the mother of one of the cousins reached the valley around 2.20pm and immediately went for the zip-lining ride. "I was waiting at the starting point and focusing on my cousin who went on the zip-line before me. It was when she reached middle of ride that I heard a gunshot. I thought it was the sound of crackers, only to notice a man 100m away holding a weapon and a woman lying on the ground. It was then that I realised that something was seriously wrong," said Nihal.
He said his cousin and her mother, by then at the other end of the zip-line, fled along with other people as gunshots shattered the serenity of the beautiful meadow.
Nihal said a local woman told him to escape fast, and he, along with his other cousin, climbed over a fence and ran down the slopes. On reaching a safe spot downhill, he came to know that a local Kashmiri resident had provided shelter to his cousin and her mother in his house. He then travelled around 2km to reach them.
But it was only later when Nihal examined the video that he noticed chilling images of a terrorist shooting tourists in the background. A man in white dress was gunned down by a terrorist, with the clip recording sounds of repeated gunfire. The time the video logged was 2.25pm.