2019 Pulwama attack

2019 Pulwama attack
Part of the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Lethapora is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Lethapora
Lethapora
Location of the attack in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
LocationLethapora, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates33°57′53″N 74°57′52″E / 33.96472°N 74.96444°E / 33.96472; 74.96444 (Attack location)
Date14 February 2019
15:15 IST (UTC+05:30)
TargetCentral Reserve Police Force security personnel
Attack type
Suicide attack, car bombing
Deaths40 (+1 suicide bomber)[1]
Injured35
PerpetratorsMastermind is Mohammad Ismal Alvi he also known as Saifullah, Adnan or Lamboo †[2]
Jaish-e-Mohammed
Lashkar-e-Taiba[3]
AssailantsAdil Ahmad Dar
Accused19[4] (out of which 7 killed, 7 arrested)[2]

The 2019 Pulwama attack occurred on 14 February 2019, when a convoy of vehicles carrying Indian security personnel on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethapora in the Pulwama district of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The attack killed 40 Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)[a] personnel as well as the perpetrator—Adil Ahmad Dar—who was a local Kashmiri youth from the Pulwama district.[5][6] The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Pakistan-based Islamist terrorist[7] group, Jaish-e-Mohammed.[8] India blamed neighbouring Pakistan for the attack, while the latter condemned the attack and denied having any connections to it.[9] The attack dealt a severe blow to India–Pakistan relations, consequently resulting in the 2019 India–Pakistan military standoff. Subsequently, Indian investigations identified 19 accused. By August 2021, the main accused along with six others had been killed, and seven had been arrested.[2]

The Indian government ignored at least 11 intelligence inputs from multiple sources, including by the Indian intelligence agency Intelligence Bureau and Jammu and Kashmir Police, before the attack. Satya Pal Malik, who was the governor of the state at the time, later alleged in an interview with Karan Thapar that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him to remain silent on security lapses by his administration.[10][11] In April 2023, the Home Minister of India Amit Shah rejected the allegations and said that the government has nothing to hide. He questioned the credibility of Malik's allegations and asked why he didn't raise these issues when he was the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Shah asked why Malik raised these issues after leaving the government.[12][13][14]

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  2. ^ a b c Masood, Bashaarat (1 August 2021). "Pulwama attack prime accused, kin of Jaish's Masood Azhar, killed in encounter". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ European Foundation for South Asian Studies. "David Coleman Headley: Tinker, Tailor, American, Lashkar-e-Taiba, ISI Spy". efsas.org.
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  6. ^ "Pulwama Attack 2019, everything about J&K terror attack on CRPF by terrorist Adil Ahmed Dar, Jaish-e-Mohammad". India Today. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  7. ^ Bhattacharjee, Yudhijit (19 March 2020). "The Terrorist Who Got Away". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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  10. ^ Bhakto, Anando (21 February 2021). "Eleven intelligence inputs warning of Pulwama attack were ignored". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  11. ^ Scroll Staff (15 April 2023). "Narendra Modi told me to stay silent about lapses that led to Pulwama attack, claims ex-J&K governor". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  12. ^ "India home minister challenges account of 2019 deadly attack on military convoy". 23 April 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Amit Shah reacts to Satyapal Malik's Pulwama claims: 'If this is true…'". Hindustan Times. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  14. ^ Kumar, Ashok (29 April 2023). "Satya Pal Malik | Point of no return". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 March 2024.


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