✅14th February is a special day of remembrance for the Indian Defense Line and India as much as it is Valentine's Day.
☑14th February is a memorable day.
In the year 2019; Date 14th February. A vehicle carrying Indian security personnel encountered a suicide bomber on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway while passing through Lekhopora in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
40 CRPF jawans lost their lives in this attack. Pakistan's militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack. The person or persons who attacked were local members of the Pulwama district. India strongly condemned Pakistan for the attack and denied all links with them.
● Sudden accident:-
With carrying 78 vehicles, CRPF personnel travelled on the national highway. The car left Jammu at around 3:30. Most of the workers were travelling in convoys in these vehicles due to the closure of the highway for the previous two days.
A bus carrying security guards collided with a vehicle carrying explosives at 3.15 near Avanti Para. Immediately killing and injuring 40 CRPF personnel of the 76th Battalion along with many others.
● After the investigation of the incident:-
Preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was carrying explosives of around 8 kilograms of RDX and ammonium nitrate which amounted to around 300 kilograms. According to Lt. Gen. Mr Hooda, the explosives could be stolen. However, it was learned from him that it was not possible to smuggle them across the border.
**Name, rank and location of 40 CRPF jawans killed:-
Security personnel killed in the attack were paid their last respects with due respect at their respective places. The Punjab government announced a promise of Rs 12 lakh to the families of the slain workers and government jobs to their relatives on behalf of the state.
On behalf of our KSI blog, we pay our respects to these brave martyrs.
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