Lagatar24 Desk
Srinagar, Oct.26: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, paid tribute to the 40 CRPF jawans martyred in the tragic Pulwama terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir in February 2019.
Shah, who is in the union territory on a four-day visit, put a floral wreath at the memorial built last year for the victims of the Jaish-e-Mohammad attack. Later, the Home Minister paid respect to the martyrs.
“The courageous CRPF jawans who were slain in the dastardly attack were remembered at the Pulwama martyrs memorial. Your supreme sacrifice for the nation’s security strengthens our commitment to eradicate the threat of terrorism. My heartfelt condolences to the brave martyrs,” Amit Shah tweeted.
In honour of the martyrs, he also planted a seedling.
40 CRPF men were killed after a suicide bomber from Pakistan’s Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) smashed an explosive-laden vehicle into the bus, which was one of 78 vehicles in the convoy carrying roughly 2,500 personnel from Jammu to Srinagar. On February 26, India launched a counter-terror airstrike against a JeM training camp in Balakot.
On February 14, 2020, the CRPF’s Training Centre at the Lethpora camp in Pulwama opened a memorial with the names of all 40 jawans killed in the attack. Their photos are displayed alongside the CRPF’s slogan, “Seva and Nishtha” (Service and Loyalty).
