New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): February 14, 2021 marks two years of the Pulwama terror attack when 40 valiant Indian soldiers were killed after a suicide bomber rammed an IED-laden vehicle into the security convoy carrying them. Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) had claimed responsibility for the dastardly terror attack.
The attack on the CRPF convoy took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14, 2019. A 22-year-old suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the bus. The convoy had 78 buses in which around 2,500 personnel were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar.
Days later India carried out an airstrike on JeM's Balakot terror training camp in Pakistan.
India had also withdrawn the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan following the terror attack. The international community had expressed its strong support to India in the wake of the terror attack.
The memorial having names of all 40 jawans killed in the attack was inaugurated on February 14, 2020 at CRPF's Training Centre at Lethpora camp in Pulwama. The memorial is inscribed with the names of all the 40 troopers along with their photographs and the motto of the CRPF -- "Seva and Nishtha" (Service and Loyalty).
Remembering sacrifice of the bravehearts, netizens took to social media to pay homage to the CRPF personnel who laid their lives for the nation.
#PulwamaAttack is currently trending on Twitter with nearly 25,000 tweets.
International sand artist and Padma Shri Awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik paid tribute to the fallen soldiers with sand art.
Salute our martyrs of #PulwamaAttack
— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) February 13, 2021
Jai Hind!! pic.twitter.com/Dps29Jhe7j
Another Twitter user said that bravehearts were attacked from behind.
2 years ago this very day many lost their fathers, brothers, sons and friends. What we loose, this country lost it's 40 sons who were unaware of the attack ahead. They weren't martyred on war zone, they were attacked from behind. This is will a #BlackDayForIndia #PulwamaAttack pic.twitter.com/Gdf9XDIDae
— Tushar Kant NaikAUM$ (@TusharKant_Naik) February 13, 2021
#PulwamaAttack#PulwamaTerrorAttack #BlackDay !!
— Ayush Vaishnav (@AyushVa21516182) February 13, 2021
14 February 2019
Never Forget ,Never Forgive
The Moment When Whole India Cried !! pic.twitter.com/IAOVx398gS
14th February 2019
— MAHIMA (@ItsMaahiRajput) February 13, 2021
“Tributes to the brave martyrs who lost their lives in the gruesome Pulwama attack . They were exceptional individuals who devoted their lives to serving and protecting our nation. India will never forget their martyrdom. #PulwamaAttack pic.twitter.com/nsGRL5KE7k
Today most of the People will be celebrating Valentines Day with their better halves.
— Underrated (Offline) (@DSavageGuy) February 13, 2021
But ever thought about the families of the 40 CRPF Jawans who sacrificed their lives for INDIA.
Someone lost a son, a father, a husband and a Brother.
BLACK DAY FOR SURE#PulwamaAttack pic.twitter.com/yx4TJyH39Z
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ASI Mohan Lal who lost his life during the Pulwama attack in 2019, was awarded the President Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) posthumously on the eve of Republic Day 2021.
Mohan Lal was awarded the medal for spotting the IED-laden car and having fired to stop the car before it rammed into a bus in the convoy that killed the suicide bomber and 40 CRPF personnel on February 14, 2019. (ANI)
