Pulwama Attack Anniversary: 14th February 2023 Tribute and Salute Martyred CRPF Jawans
Pulwama Attack Anniversary
Pulwama Attack Anniversary
On February 14, 2023, the world is celebrating Valentine’s Day and India will mark the fourth anniversary of the horrifying Pulwama terrorist assault that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF soldiers.
A suicide bomber targeted a convoy of vehicles transporting security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway near Lethpora in the Pulwama area of Jammu and Kashmir.
40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed in the attack. Adil Ahmad Dar, a young local of Pulwama who was associated with the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed located in Pakistan, was the perpetrator of the incident (JeM).
The attack, which provoked considerable indignation and condemnation throughout India, was claimed by JeM.
Pulwama Attack Martyrs
Pulwama Attack Anniversary: Actions Taken By India
In response to the incident, which raised tensions between India and Pakistan, the Indian government took a range of diplomatic, economic, and military measures against Pakistan.
The launch of airstrikes by India against Pakistan-controlled terrorist facilities in Kashmir was seen as a significant escalation of hostilities between the two countries.
Additionally, the incident was condemned by the international community, with several countries expressing their support for India and calling for action against terrorism.
The United States and the United Nations both condemned the incident and asked that those responsible be held accountable.
The Pulwama attack serves as a grim reminder of the ongoing threat that terrorism poses and the necessity for more international coordination and collaboration in the battle against this scourge.
The international community must continue working together to fight terrorism and ensure that those culpable for such terrible atrocities are held accountable.
Pulwama Attack Anniversary: Tribute to Martyred CRPF Jawans
The nation continues to lament the loss of its valiant soldiers, but the anniversary serves as a reminder that we must remain vigilant against the threat of terrorism.
On February 26, 2019, the Indian Air Force conducted an airstrike in Pakistan’s Balakot that was aimed at terrorist camps shortly after the Pulwama assault.
A P Maheshwari, the director general of the CRPF, also introduced a video book honouring the 40 members of the force who died in the line of duty.
During the British Raj, the force was established in 1939 under the name Crown Representative’s Police (CRP), and a decade later, in 1949, it was given the new name Central Reserve Police Force.