o mark the fifth anniversary of the ghastly terror attack on a CRPF convoy in which 40 jawans sacrificed their lives in the line of duty on February 14, 2019, a solemn wreath-laying ceremony was organised at a CRPF camp in Lethpora, Pulwama on Wednesday.

Senior officers of the CRPF led by ADG J&K Zone Nalin Prabhat remembered the supreme sacrifices made by the CRPF personnel to restore peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

A suicide bomber had targeted a convoy of CRPF personnel along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway by ramming an explosives-laden car to trigger a blast.   

 Posting a message on X (Earlier Twitter) a CRPF spokesman said, "On the solemn occasion of the Pulwama attack anniversary, Nalin Prabhat, ADG J&K Zone, Gyanender Verma, IG Kashmir Operations Sector, and Ajay Yadav, IG, CRPF Srinagar paid homage to the brave Martyrs. A wreath-laying ceremony & blood donation camp were held at185 Bn CRPF, Lethpora".

In Jammu, a separate tribute ceremony was organized by the 76 Bn headquarters where a large number of CRPF jawans and senior officers paid glowing tributes in the memory of martyred jawans.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also paid tributes to 40 CRPF personnel on the fifth anniversary of the 2019 Pulwama suicide attack in the Union Territory.

"Humble tributes to the bravehearts who sacrificed their lives in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack. The nation will forever remain indebted to their exemplary courage, supreme sacrifice and selfless service to the motherland," Sinha said in a post on X. Director General of Police R R Swain also paid tributes to the fallen jawans.

A police spokesman said Swain, on behalf of Jammu and Kashmir Police pariwar, paid heartfelt homage to the courageous souls who made the ultimate sacrifice in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.