Question

write a short note on pulwama attack​

Answer 1

• Location Lethpora, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
• Coordinates 33°57′53″N 74°57′52″E
• Date 14 February 2019 15:15 IST (UTC+05:30)
• Target Security personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force
• Attack type Suicide attack, car bombing
• Deaths 40 (+1 suicide bomber)[1]
• Injured 35
• Perpetrators Jaish-e-Mohammed
• Assailants Adil Ahmad Dar

On 14 February 2019, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora (near Awantipora) in the Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The attack resulted in the deaths of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)[a] personnel and the attacker. The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed. The attacker was Adil Ahmad Dar, a local from Pulwama district, and a member of Jaish-e-Mohammed.[2][3][4] India has blamed Pakistan for the attack. Pakistan condemned the attack and denied any connection to it.[5]