Nation pays tribute to CRPF personnel killed in the 2019 Pulwama attack on its seventh anniversary
The seventh anniversary of the Pulwama terror attack was observed on 14 February 2026, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan and Home Minister Amit Shah paying tribute, and the CRPF holding a memorial ceremony at Lethpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.
Summary
The seventh anniversary of the Pulwama terror attack was observed on 14 February 2026, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan and Home Minister Amit Shah paying tribute, and the CRPF holding a memorial ceremony at Lethpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh led the wreath-laying at the Martyrs Memorial of the 185 Battalion. On 14 February 2019, a suicide bomber drove into a CRPF convoy at Lethpora, killing 40 CRPF personnel.
Key facts
- Date
- 14 February 2026 (seventh anniversary)
- Attack
- 14 February 2019, Lethpora, Pulwama, J&K
- Killed
- 40 CRPF personnel
- Memorial ceremony
- Martyrs Memorial, 185 Bn CRPF, Lethpora
- Led by
- CRPF DG Gyanendra Pratap Singh
- Tributes
- PM Modi, Vice-President Radhakrishnan, Amit Shah
Practice MCQs 3 questions
How many CRPF personnel were killed in the Pulwama terror attack of 14 February 2019?
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Correct answer: C — 40
40 CRPF personnel were killed when a suicide bomber attacked their convoy at Lethpora, Pulwama.
At which place in Pulwama district did the CRPF hold its memorial ceremony on the seventh anniversary of the 2019 attack?
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Correct answer: A — Lethpora
The ceremony was held at the Martyrs Memorial of the 185 Battalion, CRPF, at Lethpora — the site of the 2019 attack.
Who was the CRPF Director General who led the tribute at Lethpora on 14 February 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Gyanendra Pratap Singh
CRPF DG Gyanendra Pratap Singh led the wreath-laying; Rajesh Kumar was ADG, J&K Zone.