On the anniversary of the Pulwama terror attack, India’s Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane today paid homage to the martyrs.
40 CRPF personnel were killed on February 14, 2019 when a Jaish-e-Mohammed ultra rammed an explosives-laden car into their vehicle. It was one of the worst attack ever on Indian security personnel.
General MM Naravane #COAS and All Ranks of #IndianArmy pay homage to the brave jawans of Central Reserve Police Force who laid down their lives in the Line of Duty during a Terrorist attack in #Pulwama on 14 February 2019.#IndianArmy pic.twitter.com/55zkgBLzUM
— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) February 14, 2022
The suicide bomber who had carried out the ghastly attack was named Adil Ahmad Dar, who was 22 years old at that time.
In retaliation, India subsequently carried out an airstrike — which later came to be known as the ‘surgical strike’ — on a JeM training camp at Balakot inside Pakistan.
In an aerial battle a few days later, IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft. After his plane was hit, he ejected and was captured by Pakistani soldiers but was subsequently returned to India following international pressure on Pakistan.
