Image Source : PTI Pulwama terror assault had led to the martyrdom of 40 Indian troopers
A ‘black day’ within the historical past of India – February 14, 2021 marks two years of the Pulwama terror assault, when 40 Indian troopers had been martyred in one of many worst terror assaults in Jammu and Kashmir. It occurred after a suicide bomber rammed an IED-laden car into the safety convoy. The convoy had 78 buses through which round 2,500 personnel had been travelling from Jammu to Srinagar. The assault, which was reported close to Awantipora at practically 3:15 pm resulted within the loss of life of 40 CRPF jawans, whereas many others had been left injured.
Days later, the assault was claimed by Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). A 22-year-old suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar had rammed the explosive-laden car into the bus. JeM had additionally launched a video of the assailant Adil from Kakapora, who had joined the group a 12 months earlier.
Pulwama Attack: What Investigations Revealed
A 12-member group, which was dispatched by the National Investigation Agency, to probe the Pulwama terror assault labored with the Jammu and Kashmir police. Initial investigations advised the automotive was carrying greater than 300 kilograms (660 lb) of explosives, together with 80 kilograms (180 lb) of RDX, a excessive explosive and ammonium nitrate.
Lt Gen Hooda mentioned that the explosives might need been stolen from a development website. He initially mentioned that it was not attainable that they had been smuggled from throughout the border, however later mentioned that he couldn’t rule it out.
Later, the National Investigation Agency was in a position to set up and make sure the id of the suicide bombers as DNA samples from “meagre fragments of the car” utilized in suicide assaults matched with Adil Ahmad Dar’s father. However, even after a 12 months of investigation, NIA was unable to hint the supply of explosives.
Image Source : PTI40 troopers had been martyred within the Pulwama terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019
Pulwama Attack: Balakot Airstrike, India-Pakistan Standoff
After the Pulwama terror assault, the federal government of India urged the Financial Action Task Force Laundering (FATF) to place Pakistan on the blacklist. The FATF determined to maintain it on the ‘gray checklist’ and gave Pakistan time until October 2019 to adjust to the 27 circumstances it had laid down in June 2018, when it was placed on the ‘gray checklist’, with an attending caveat. If Pakistan didn’t comply, it will be added to the blacklist. On 17 February, the state administration revoked safety provisions for separatist leaders.
On February 26, twelve Mirage 2000 jets of the Indian Air Force crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and dropped bombs into Balakot, Pakistan. India claimed that it attacked a Jaish-e-Mohammed coaching camp and killed a lot of terrorists, reported to be between 300 and 350. Meanwhile, Pakistan claimed that they shortly scrambled jets to intercept the IAF jets, who dropped their payloads to shortly return over the Line of Control.
On February 27, the Pakistan Air Force carried out an airstrike into Jammu and Kashmir in retaliation for the Indian airstrike the day earlier than. Both Pakistan and India agreed that no injury was attributable to Pakistan’s airstrike. However, in an ensuing dogfight between Indian and Pakistani jets, an Indian MiG-21 was shot down over Pakistan and its pilot – Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured. Pakistan later launched Varthaman on March 1.
Image Source : PTIJammu: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel pay tribute to the martyrs, on the eve of the second anniversary of Pulwama assault, in Jammu, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
History Of Deadly Terror Attacks In J&Okay
Since 2015, Pakistan-based terrorists in Kashmir have more and more taken to high-profile suicide assaults in opposition to the Indian safety forces. In July 2015, three gunmen had attacked a bus and police station in Gurdaspur. Early in 2016, 4 to 6 gunmen had attacked the Pathankot Air Force Station. In February and June 2016, terrorists had killed 9 and eight safety personnel respectively in Pampore.
In September 2016, 4 assailants had attacked an Indian Army brigade headquarters in Uri killing 19 troopers. On 31 December 2017, the Commando Training Centre at Lethpora was additionally attacked by militants killing 5 safety personnel. These assaults came about within the neighborhood of the Jammu Srinagar National Highway.
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