Kashmir Pulwama terror attack LIVE UPDATES: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to the 40 CRPF jawans who were killed in a terror attack carried out by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on February 14th.
Kashmir Pulwama terror attack LIVE UPDATES: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to the 40 CRPF jawans who were killed in a terror attack carried out by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on February 14th.
PM Modi, along with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, paid their tributes after the bodies of the slain security personnel arrived at Delhi’s Palam airport later in the day. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nirmala Sitharaman and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were among other top leaders who were present at the spot.
Earlier in the day, the Home Minister called for a review of security of “elements” in Jammu and Kashmir which are “funded by Pakistan and its snooping agency ISI”.
The government also held talks with representatives of P5 countries – US, UK, France, Russia and China – in the national capital on the matter. Envoys from some other G-20 countries were also summoned for the meeting.
On February 14, at around 3.15 p.m militants targeted the CRPF convoy near Lethpora Awantipora on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. While CRPF initially said that it was an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), police sources said it was a suicide bomber who rammed his car into the bus of 54 Battalion of CRPF.
In a telephonic call to a local news agency, Jaish said that a fidayeen militants of the outfit was driving the explosive-laden car. Jaish later identified the suicide bomber at Adil Ahmad, a resident of Gundi bagh in Pulwama.
PM Modi, along with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, paid their tributes after the bodies of the slain security personnel arrived at Delhi’s Palam airport later in the day. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nirmala Sitharaman and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were among other top leaders who were present at the spot.
Earlier in the day, the Home Minister called for a review of security of “elements” in Jammu and Kashmir which are “funded by Pakistan and its snooping agency ISI”.
The government also held talks with representatives of P5 countries – US, UK, France, Russia and China – in the national capital on the matter. Envoys from some other G-20 countries were also summoned for the meeting.
On February 14, at around 3.15 p.m militants targeted the CRPF convoy near Lethpora Awantipora on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. While CRPF initially said that it was an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), police sources said it was a suicide bomber who rammed his car into the bus of 54 Battalion of CRPF.
In a telephonic call to a local news agency, Jaish said that a fidayeen militants of the outfit was driving the explosive-laden car. Jaish later identified the suicide bomber at Adil Ahmad, a resident of Gundi bagh in Pulwama.