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Pulwama terror attack
The Pulwama terror attack of February 14, 2019, remains one of the deadliest strikes on Indian security forces in decades. Executed by a suicide bomber affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the attack led to the deaths of 40 CRPF personnel and triggered a massive shift in India's internal security policies and foreign relations.
This page on Moneycontrol.com offers a comprehensive overview of the Pulwama attack, its repercussions, investigation progress, and long-term counter-terrorism measures taken by India.
What Happened in Pulwama on February 14, 2019?- A convoy of over 70 CRPF vehicles was en route from Jammu to Srinagar when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into one of the buses near Lethpora in Pulwama district. The impact killed 40 jawans on the spot and injured several others. JeM quickly claimed responsibility.
- The bomber was identified as Adil Ahmad Dar, a local youth from South Kashmir who had reportedly joined JeM in 2018. The attack involved nearly 80 kg of explosives, including RDX and ammonium nitrate.
- In response to the Pulwama attack, the Indian Air Force launched the Balakot airstrike on February 26, 2019, targeting a JeM training camp in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. This marked India’s first air raid across the Line of Control (LoC) since the 1971 war.
- India revoked Pakistan’s MFN (Most Favoured Nation) status.
- Global pressure intensified on Pakistan to act against JeM leadership.
- The United Nations Security Council condemned the attack and eventually listed Masood Azhar, JeM chief, as a global terrorist.
- India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted a detailed probe and uncovered a wide terror module operating from Pulwama and South Kashmir. Several overground workers and local collaborators were arrested. The NIA found that Pakistan-based handlers coordinated the attack via encrypted messaging apps.
- By 2023, all identified local operatives involved in the planning or logistics of the attack had either been neutralized in encounters or arrested.
- The Pulwama attack led to sweeping reforms in convoy movement protocols, border surveillance, and terror financing laws.
- Convoys are now accompanied by aerial surveillance drones and road sanitization teams.
- The government launched Operation All-Out, intensifying counter-terror operations in South Kashmir.
- Legislative changes allowed the seizure of property and bank accounts linked to terrorist funding.
- Click, pay, kill: FATF highlights how terrorists are using e-commerce, online payments to fund attacks; two Indian cases cited
India figures prominently in two chilling case studies, including the Pulwama terror attack and the Gorakhnath temple attack, that show how terrorists leveraged online platforms to move money and procure explosive materials.
- Pulwama terror attack 5th anniversary: Quotes and tributes
40 jawans were killed and over 35 were injured in what was one of the most gruesome terror attacks in history that took place five years ago on February 14.
- Pulwama terror attack 3rd anniversary: What happened, when and how
Excerpted from 'Kashmir at the Crossroads' by Sumantra Bose, with permission from Pan Macmillan.
- Chemicals of bombs used in Pulwama attack were sourced via Amazon: CAIT
CAIT said since facilitation of sale of contraband item Ammonium Nitrate was used against our soldiers, a case of treason should be registered against Amazon and its officials.
- Wife of officer killed in Pulwama joins Army; Lt Gen Joshi puts stars on her shoulders
Army's northern commander Lt Gen Y K Joshi pipped the stars on her shoulders at a simple ceremony held at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) Chennai and wished her best of luck for future endeavours.
- Pulwama Terror Attack: PM Modi, HM Amit Shah and others pay tributes to martyrs
In 2019, Pakistan-sponsored Jaish-e-Mohammed carried out the dastardly attack on a CRPF convoy of 70 vehicles resulting in the death of 40 jawans.
- Pulwama terror attack 'great achievement' of PM Imran Khan, says Pakistan minister
The terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district had martyred over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and had brought India and Pakistan to the brink of a potential conflict
- Pulwama terror attack case: NIA files chargesheet against 19 people
The 'blind case' was solved by the NIA after piecing together the electronic evidence and statements of terrorists and their sympathisers arrested in different cases, officials said
- NIA arrests Pulwama resident Bilal Ahmed Kuchey for February 2019 attack on CRPF convoy
The sawmill owner was on Monday produced before a designated court in Jammu which sent him to National Investigation Agency custody for 10 days, the officials said.
- 26-year-old wife of soldier, martyred during post-Pulwama operation, set to join Indian Army
Nitika, a Kashmiri Pandit who moved to Delhi in the 1990s, has an MBA degree in marketing operations and is set to join the technical wing of the Indian Army.
- JeM terrorists had planned to execute Pulwama attack in first week of Feb: Report
Due to hostile weather conditions, the CRPF convoy was postponed, forcing JeM terrorists to defer their plans until movement of convoys began on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway
- Pulwama resident, daughter arrested for helping Pakistani terrorists carry out 2019 attack
The fresh arrests were made based on the information revealed by overground worker Shakir Bashir Magrey, who was arrested on February 28
- Pulwama attack conspiracy case: Delhi court grants bail to accused
The court observed that the accused was entitled to statutory bail as the NIA (which was the investigating agency in this case) had failed to file a chargesheet within the statutory period of 180 days.
- One year to Pulwama attack: What had happened and how India retaliated
Several countries from across the world condemned the deadly attack, including China, which is an “all-weather friend” of Pakistan.
- BJP slams Cong for reopening Pulwama case, questioning Pak involvement
Forty CRPF troopers were killed in the February 2019 Pulwama terror attack and Chowdhury suspects Singh's involvement in the incident.
- Air Force releases promotional video featuring story of Balakot air strike
The promotional video was released by the IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhaduria on the occasion of Indian Air Force Day.
- Pakistan imports over $36 million of anti-rabies, anti-venom vaccines from India
Pakistan was buying the vaccines despite the chill in bilateral ties, especially after the Pulwama terror attack by a suicide bomber belonging to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist.
- Five months after Pulwama terror attack, Western countries continue to advise citizens against visiting J&K
The advisories have had a negative impact on the state's tourism, which receives a large number of tourists from the countries every season
- RFID tags on vehicles, barcode slips for pilgrims to guarantee a safe Amarnath Yatra
Keeping in mind the February 14 Pulwama terror attack, the Central Reserve Police Force will also be deploying several counter-IED teams along the yatra route
- Gambhir draws flak for commentating on India-Pak match despite calling for boycott
Some users pointed out that the East Delhi MP should pay more attention and devote more time to his responsibilities and duties as a parliamentarian
