On February 14, a terrorist car carrying 350 kg of explosives rammed into a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Kashmir. The incident resulted into death of over 40 CRPF jawans who were part of the 2,500-strong convoy consisting of 78 vehicles travelling from Jammu and going to Srinagar.
Meanwhile, Pakistan terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed has claimed responsibility for the attack. The terrorist who claimed the responsibility for the attack has been identified as Adil Ahmad from Kakapora in Pulwama.
Jaish-e-Mohammad is a terrorist organisation started by cleric Masood Azhar in 2000. The group has been blamed for attacks on Indian soil in the past, including one in 2001 on the parliament in Delhi.
The convoy started from Jammu at around 3:30 am and was supposed to reach the destination by sunset. Usually, the convoy travelling through the route would consist of 1,000 soldiers on an average. However, since there was no movement on the highway since the past two to three days due to bad weather, the number of personnel travelling back to the valley was high.
Adil Ahmad, the Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist behind the attack on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, was a local resident and lived just 10 km away from where he rammed his car full of explosives into a security convoy, killing over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel.
The attack has been highly condemned by Indian as well as international leaders.
Pulwama attack is an absolute cowardly and condemnable act.
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) February 14, 2019
Deeply pained.
Entire Nation stands with the #CRPF family.
We salute the supreme sacrifice for the Nation and pray for speedy recovery of the injured ones !
The appalling attack on our CRPF jawaans in Pulwama is immensely disturbing.The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena mourns the deaths of these martyrs and shares the grief with their families.
— Raj Thackeray (@RajThackeray) February 14, 2019
Keeping aside all our political differences,we need to give a befitting response. @narendramodi
Strongly condemn cowardly attack on CRPF Convoy in #Pulwama in which our 40 brave Jawans martyred. Heartfelt condolences to families of all of them who made supreme sacrifice for our nation.
— Ashok Chavan (@AshokChavanINC) February 14, 2019
Since 2014 we hv lost thousands of soldiers & incapable Modi Govt is only to be blamed
Alongside, Bollywood actors and sportspersons also took to Twitter to offer their heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the jawans who lost their lives in the terrorist attack.
I am heartbroken to read about the terrorist attack on our CRPF Jawans in Pulwama. It's so tragic. My heartfelt condolences to the families of the Jawans who have lost their lives.
— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) February 15, 2019
My heart goes out for the Jawans of our beloved country and their families who lost their lives as martyrs to save our families... #YouStandForIndia
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) February 14, 2019
I'm shocked after hearing about the attack in Pulwama, heartfelt condolences to the martyred soldiers & prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured jawaans.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 15, 2019
A group of Kalyan residents had also organised a rally in support of the CRPF jawans, demanding revenge from Pakistan.
Residents in #Kalyan protest against the #PulwanaAttack. #Pakistan #PulwanaTerrorAttack #Pulwana #PakistanNahiSudhrega #CRPFJawans #CRPFKashmirAttack #RIPBraveHearts pic.twitter.com/qZeHjQleUW
— Mumbai Live (@MumbaiLiveNews) February 15, 2019
While there certainly is a wave of rage amongst the public, it is vital that we emphasise on the issue of loss of our jawans primarily rather than demanding 'blood for blood'.
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