Pulwama terror attack kills 42 jawans: Full list of slain CRPF personnel in Thursday's JeM suicide bombing

Forty-two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed and many others injured on Thursday, when a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kilograms of explosives into their bus in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

An improvised explosive device (IED) blast was followed by gunshots in Goripora area of Awantipora, reports said. More than 2,500 CRPF personnel, many of whom were returning from their holidays to rejoin duty in Jammu and Kashmir, were travelling in the convoy of 78 vehicles when they were ambushed on the Srinagar-Jammu highway. The bus that was the focus of the attack belonged to the 76th battalion of the Indian Army and had 39 personnel on board.

JeM claimed responsibility for the suicide attack. Spokesperson for the terrorist group Muhammad Hassan told local media that the attacker was a Kashmiri militant, Aadil Ahmad Dar alias Waqas Commando. Following the attack, leaders and politicians from across the spectrum condemned the “cowardly killings” .

Here is a list of all CRPF jawans who lost their lives in Thursday’s suicide bombing:

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