• India News

Lest We Forget: India Remembers The 40 Pulwama Martyrs On First Anniversary

It was around 3:00 pm on this day last year, when a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist rammed a vehicle carrying explosives into the Central Reserve Police Force (CPRF) convoy on Srinagar-Jammu national highway. Around 40 CRPF personnel were killed when their convoy was targeted by the suicide bomber of Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammad in Pulwama district. Days after the attack, the Indian Air Force on February 26 carried out multiple aerial strikes at JeM terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot, killing a "large number" of terrorists and destroying their infrastructure.

120

Left: Constable Maninder Singh Attri - 75 BN (Punjab); Right: Constable Ramesh Yadav - 61 BN (U.P.)

Left: Constable Maninder Singh Attri - 75 BN (Punjab); Right: Constable Ramesh Yadav - 61 BN (U.P.)

Subscribe to get breaking news alertsSubscribe

220

Left: Head Constable Jaimal Singh - 76 BN (Punjab); Right: Constable Subramanian G. - 82 BN (Tamil Nadu)

Left: Head Constable Jaimal Singh - 76 BN (Punjab); Right: Constable Subramanian G. - 82 BN (Tamil Nadu)

320

Left: Constable Vasantha Kumar V.V. - 82 BN (Kerala); Right: Head Constable Sanjay Rajput - 115 BN (Maharashtra)

Left: Constable Vasantha Kumar V.V. - 82 BN (Kerala); Right: Head Constable Sanjay Rajput - 115 BN (Maharashtra)

420

Left: Constable Sukhjinder Singh - 76 BN (Punjab); Right: Constable Rohitash Lamba - 76 BN (Rajasthan)

Left: Constable Sukhjinder Singh - 76 BN (Punjab); Right: Constable Rohitash Lamba - 76 BN (Rajasthan)

520

Left: Constable Jeet Ram - 92 (BN) Rajasthan; Right: Constable Sudip Biswas - 98 BN (West Bengal)

Left: Constable Jeet Ram - 92 (BN) Rajasthan; Right: Constable Sudip Biswas - 98 BN (West Bengal)

620

Left: Head Constable Hemraj Meena - 61 BN (Rajasthan); Right: Constable Manoja KR Behera - 82 BN (Odisha)

Left: Head Constable Hemraj Meena - 61 BN (Rajasthan); Right: Constable Manoja KR Behera - 82 BN (Odisha)

720

Left: Constable Sivachandran C. - 92 BN (Tamil Nadu); Right: Constable Bhagirath Singh - 45 BN (Rajasthan)

Left: Constable Sivachandran C. - 92 BN (Tamil Nadu); Right: Constable Bhagirath Singh - 45 BN (Rajasthan)

820

Left: Constable Kulwinder Singh - 92 BN (Punjab); Right: Head Constable PK Sahoo - 61 BN (Odisha)

Left: Constable Kulwinder Singh - 92 BN (Punjab); Right: Head Constable PK Sahoo - 61 BN (Odisha)

920

Left: Head Constable Ram Vakeel - 176 BN (U.P.); Right: Constable Pankaj Kumar Tripathi - 53 BN (U.P.)

Left: Head Constable Ram Vakeel - 176 BN (U.P.); Right: Constable Pankaj Kumar Tripathi - 53 BN (U.P.)

1020

Left: Constable Ashwani Kumar Kaochi - 36 BN (M.P); Right: Constable Ratan Kumar Thakur - 45 BN (Bihar)

Left: Constable Ashwani Kumar Kaochi - 36 BN (M.P); Right: Constable Ratan Kumar Thakur - 45 BN (Bihar)

1120

Left: Constable Amit Kumar - 92 BN (U.P); Right: Constable Pradeep Kumar - 21 BN (U.P.)

Left: Constable Amit Kumar - 92 BN (U.P); Right: Constable Pradeep Kumar - 21 BN (U.P.)

1220

Left: Constable Rathod Nitin - 03 BN (Maharashtra); Right: Head Constable Awdesh Kumar Yadav - 45 BN - (U.P.)

Left: Constable Rathod Nitin - 03 BN (Maharashtra); Right: Head Constable Awdesh Kumar Yadav - 45 BN - (U.P.)

1320

Left: Head Constable Sanjay Kumar Sinha - 176 BN (Bihar); Right: Constable Virendra Singh - 45 BN (Uttarakhand)

Left: Head Constable Sanjay Kumar Sinha - 176 BN (Bihar); Right: Constable Virendra Singh - 45 BN (Uttarakhand)

1420

Left: Head Constable Naseer Ahmed - 76 Bn (J&K); Right: Constable Tilak Raj - 76 BN (Himachal Pradesh)

Left: Head Constable Naseer Ahmed - 76 Bn (J&K); Right: Constable Tilak Raj - 76 BN (Himachal Pradesh)

1520

Left: Head Constable Vijay Soreng - 82 BN (Jharkhand); Right: Constable Guru H. - 82 BN (Karnataka)

Left: Head Constable Vijay Soreng - 82 BN (Jharkhand); Right: Constable Guru H. - 82 BN (Karnataka)

1620

Left: Constable Vijay Kumar Mourya - 92 BN (U.P); Right: Head Constable Maneswar Basumatari - 98 BN (Assam)

Left: Constable Vijay Kumar Mourya - 92 BN (U.P); Right: Head Constable Maneswar Basumatari - 98 BN (Assam)

1720

Left: Assistant Sub-Inspector Mohan Lal - 110 BN (Uttarakhand); Right: Constable Ajit Kumar Azad - 115 BN (U.P.)

Left: Assistant Sub-Inspector Mohan Lal - 110 BN (Uttarakhand); Right: Constable Ajit Kumar Azad - 115 BN (U.P.)

1820

Left: Constable Pradeep Singh - 115 BN (U.P.); Right: Constable Shyam Babu - 115 BN (U.P.)

Left: Constable Pradeep Singh - 115 BN (U.P.); Right: Constable Shyam Babu - 115 BN (U.P.)

1920

Left: Constable Koushal Kumar Rawat - 115 BN (U.P.); Right: Head Constable Narayan Lal - 118 BN (Rajasthan)

Left: Constable Koushal Kumar Rawat - 115 BN (U.P.); Right: Head Constable Narayan Lal - 118 BN (Rajasthan)

2020

Left; Constable Mahesh Kumar - 118 BN (U.P.); Right: Head Constable Bablu Santra - 35 BN (West Bengal)

Left; Constable Mahesh Kumar - 118 BN (U.P.); Right: Head Constable Bablu Santra - 35 BN (West Bengal)

GNFollow Us

SI

About the Author

Sunita Iyer

A journalist by trade, a wanderer by heart, and a die-hard Gooner by soul. A journalist and content wizard with 20 years of scribbling across newsrooms like DNA, CNBC TV18, Times Now, and even the political corridors with BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar, she’s covered everything from geopolitics to goalposts. An unapologetic Arsenal fan, Sunita is your go-to if you’re looking for wisdom, wit, or just someone to argue why Thierry Henry is the GOAT. First love? Test cricket. Forever love? The art of travel, music that stirs the soul, and books that open new worlds. Her mantra? Nothing is impossible; everything is IM-possible.Read More...

Download App