Pulwama, February 15: The terror attack by Masood Azhar led group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) cost the lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The terror outfit recruited a 20-year-old local as suicide bomber who crashed his SUV packed with explosives into a vehicle part of CRPF convoy on Srinagar-Jammu highway, resulting in the death of 40 jawans. Pulwama Attack: List of 42 CRPF Jawans Who Were on Bus Attacked by JeM in Jammu & Kashmir.

The gruesome terror attack was condemned by the whole nation, while, the country paid homage to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in Pulwama terror attack yesterday. From Kanyakumari to Kashmir, the entire country lost 40 sons in the dastardly terror attack. Suicide Attack Kills 40 CRPF Jawans in Pulwama, JeM Releases Terrorist Aadil Ahmed’s Photo Who Carried Out Fidayeen Strike.

Here is a complete list of the martyred CRPF jawans:

  1. Naseer Ahmad (Jammu and Kashmir)

  2. Sukhjinder Singh (Punjab)

  3. Jaimal Singh (Punjab)

  4. Rohitash Lamba (Rajasthan)

  5. Tilak Raj (Himachal Pradesh)

  6. Vijay Soreng (Jharkhand)

  7. Vasantha Kumar VV (Kerala)

  8. Subramaniam G (Tamil Nadu)

  9. Manoja Kumar Behera (Odisha)

  10. GD Guru H (Karnataka)

  11. Narayan Lal Gurjar (Rajasthan)

  12. Mahesh Kumar (Uttar Pradesh)

  13. Pradeep Kumar (Uttar Pradesh)

  14. Hemraj Meena (Rajasthan)

  15. PK Sahoo (Odisha)

  16. Ramesh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh)

  17. Sanjay Rajput (Maharashtra)

  18. Koushal Kumar Rawat (Uttar Pradesh)

  19. Pradeep Singh (Uttar Pradesh)

  20. Shyam Babu (Uttar Pradesh)

  21. Ajit Kumar Azad (Uttar Pradesh)

  22. Maninder Singh Attri (Punjab)

  23. Bablu Santra (West Bengal)

  24. Ashvni Kumar Kaochi (Madhya Pradesh)

  25. Rathod Nitin Shivaji (Maharashtra)

  26. Bhagirathi Singh (Rajasthan)

  27. Virendra Singh (Uttarakhand)

  28. Awadhesh Kumar Yadav (Uttar Pradesh)

  29. Ratan Kumar Thakur (Bihar)

  30. Pankaj Kumar Tripathi (Uttar Pradesh)

  31. Jeet Ram (Rajasthan)

  32. Amit Kumar (Uttar Pradesh)

  33. Vijay Kr. Mourya (Uttar Pradesh)

  34. Kulwinder Singh (Punjab)

  35. Maneswar Bsumatari (Assam)

  36. Mohan Lal (Uttarakhand)

  37. Sanjay Kumar Sinha (Bihar)

  38. Ram Vakeel (Uttar Pradesh)

  39. Sudeep Biswas (West Bengal)

  40. Sivachandran (Tamil Nadu)

CRPF also tweeted and paid tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the nation.

See the Photos of the Bravehearts in the Tweet Below:

The Pulwama terror attack was condemned by PM Narendra Modi in very strong terms. "The terrorists have committed a huge mistake, they will pay for it. I pay tribute to soldiers who lost their lives in the Pulwama attack. Our security forces have been given full freedom. We have full faith in their bravery," PM Modi said.

PM Modi on Pulwama Terror Attack:

The CRPF has also condemned the attack and said, "WE WILL NOT FORGET, WE WILL NOT FORGIVE: We salute our martyrs of Pulwama attack and stand with the families of our martyr brothers. This heinous attack will be avenged."

CRPF's Official Tweet:

Meanwhile, after the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security on Friday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the "Most Favoured Nation or MFN for Trade" which was granted to Pakistan stands withdrawn. The government has also initiated diplomatic actions against Pakistan following the Pulwama terror attack.

The  mortal remains of the martyred CRPF jawans reached the Palam airport on Friday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal were present for the wreath laying ceremony.

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