Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 14: A wreath-laying ceremony was held at CRPF Martyrs Memorial at Lethpora, Pulwama to pay tributes to the 40 jawans, who lost their lives in a suicide bombing in 2019.
Additional Director General J&K Zone CRPF, Daljit Singh Chawdhary and officers from CRPF including IG CRPF Kashmir operations Sector M.S Bhatia and senior officers from other Security forces and administration paid homage and respect to the fallen heroes followed by a two minute silence, a spokesman of the forces said.
A blood donation camp was also organised on this occasion in memory of the personnel killed on February 14, 2019. At least 75 CRPF personnel donated blood in the camp.
On this day in 2019 a local suicide bomber of Jaish-e-Mohammad rammed his explosive-laden car into CRPF bus at Lethpora Pulwama leaving 40 personnel of the force dead. The attack brought India and Pakistan on the brink of war.
Meanwhile, BJP leaders in Kashmir paid floral tributes to CRPF men who laid their lives in a suicide attack on February 14, 2019 at Lethpora, Pulwama. |
