4th Anniversary of Pulwama Attack: Never Forget, Never Forgive
On 4th Anniversary of Pulwama Attack, PM Modi pays tribute to 40 Bravehearts of the nation.
Pulwama Attack Anniversary: 14 February, marks the Fourth anniversary of the terror attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama. The brutal attack left 40 Indian soldiers martyred.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Pulwama martyrs and tweeted, “Remembering our valorous heroes who we lost on this day in Pulwama. We will never forget their supreme sacrifice. Their courage motivates us to build a strong and developed India”.
Timeline of the Pulwama Attack
On this day in 2019, a Jaish suicide attacker rammed into a bus in a CRPF convoy with over 100 kilograms of explosives. Following the attack, the Indian air force bombed Jaish-e-Mohamad terror camps in Balakot in Pakistani territory. The action was taken as a pre-emptive action against cross-border terror.
The unprecedented airstrikes by India on February 26, took out several terrorists at these training camps, claimed by the IAF. In retaliation, Pakistan sent the American-made F16s, only to be used for military operations, across the line of control. They captured IAF pilot Abhinandan Vartman. Significantly, this escalated tension in the region as two nuclear-armed neighbours appear to be on the verge of a protracted conflict.
However, Vartman was later released as Pakistan board to international pressure. Since then, the army has relentlessly pursued justice for the Pulwama martyrs. The CRF stressed that those who are involved in the planning and the execution of the attack would be neutralized.
In March 2019, the main conspirator of the Pulwama attack, Mudassir Ahmed Khan along with his two associates was eliminated.
Pulwama bombing plotter killed in pre-dawn operation: With the killing of 23-year-old Mudassir Ahmed Khan, who worked as an electrician before taking to arms, 18 dreaded terrorists have been eliminated since last month’s suicide bombing. Read more » https://t.co/mq0odxkb57 pic.twitter.com/KtCzm3aP4t
— VijayM (@wemeet85) March 12, 2019
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In January 2020, the JeM Kashmir chief was eliminated along with 3 other associates. The chief of the Jaish offshoot in the valley HidayatUllah Mallik was arrested by Jammu and Anantnag police. He was the mastermind of another Pulwama-style attack planned in May 2020. This attack was foiled by the security forces.
#BREAKING – Pulwama terror plot: Hizbul member’s brother being interrogated by Police.
IED-fitted car was registered under Hidayatullah Mallik’s name.@islahmufti with more details.#IndiaFightsCOVID19 #TotalLockdown #StayHome pic.twitter.com/h4QSALqsgj
— News18 (@CNNnews18) May 29, 2020
Each year on 14 February, Pulwama Attack Anniversary, various programs are held across the country to remember the jawans’ ultimate sacrifice.
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As the country mourns on Pulwama Attack Anniversary, let us remember the 40 CRPF jawans who lost their lives in the Pulwama blast. This list includes the names of all 40 Bravehearts who were killed in the sinful attack.
- Naseer Ahmad (Jammu and Kashmir) head constable- Rajouri
- Jaimal Singh (Punjab) head constable -Moga
- Sukhjinder Singh (Punjab) constable -Tarantaran
- Tilak Raj (Himachal Pradesh) constable -Kangra
- Rohitash Lamba (Rajasthan) constable -Jaipur
- Vijay Soreng (Jharkhand) head constable- Gumla
- Vasantha Kumar VV (Kerala) constable- Wayanad district
- Subramaniam G (Tamil Nadu) constable -Tuticorin
- Manoj Kumar Behra (Odisha) constable – Cuttack
- GD Guru H (Karnataka) constable- Mandya
- Narayan Lal Gurjar (Rajasthan) head constable- Rajsamand
- Mahesh Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) constable -Allahabad district
- Pradeep Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) constable -Shamli
- Hemraj Meena (Rajasthan) head constable -Kota
- PK Sahoo (Odisha) head constable -Jagatsinghpur district
- Ramesh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) constable -Varanasi
- Sanjay Rajput (Maharashtra) head constable- Buldhana
- Koushal Kumar Rawat (Uttar Pradesh) constable -Agra
- Pradeep Singh (Uttar Pradesh) constable -Kannauj
- Shyam Babu (Uttar Pradesh) constable Rampur -Dehat
- Ajit Kumar Azad (Uttar Pradesh) constable -Lok Nagar Unnao
- Maninder Singh Attri (Punjab) constable -Gurdaspur
- Bablu Santra (West Bengal) Head Constable- Howrah district
- Ashvni Kumar Kaochi (Madhya Pradesh) constable -Jabalpur
- Nitin Rathod Shivaji (Maharashtra) constable -Buldhana
- Bhagirathi Singh (Rajasthan) constable -Dhaulpur district
- Virendra Singh (Uttarakhand) constable -Udamsingh Nagar
- Awadhesh Kumar Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) -Head constable Chanduli
- Ratan Kumar Thakur (Bihar) constable -Bhagalpur
- Pankaj Kumar Tripathi (Uttar Pradesh) constable- Maharaja Ganj
- Jeet Ram (Rajasthan) constable- Bharatpur
- Amit Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) constable -Shamli
- Vijay Kumar Mourya (Uttar Pradesh) constable -Deoria
- Kulwinder Singh (Punjab) constable -Anandpur Sahib
- Maneswar Bsumatari (Assam) head constable -Baksa
- Mohan Lal (Uttarakhand) assistant sub-inspector
- Sanjay Kumar Sinha (Bihar) head constable- Patna
- Ram Vakeel (Uttar Pradesh) head constable -Manipuri Uttarkashi
- Sivchandran C (Tamil Nadu) constable -Ariyalur
- Sudip Biswas (West Bengal) Head Constable- Howrah district
Your sacrifice will always be remembered. Jai Hind!
