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Pulwama Attacks: Shri Siddhivinayak Temple Trust In Mumbai Announces Rs 51-Lakh Relief For Jawans’ Families

Swarajya StaffFeb 16, 2019, 10:20 AM | Updated 10:20 AM IST

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Shri Siddhivinayak Temple Trust in Mumbai has announced Rs 51 lakh as help for the families of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who lost their lives in the Pulwama attack in the state of Jammu and Kashmir on 14 February (Thursday).

Aadesh Bandekar, the chairman of the trust, announced the relief on 15 February (Friday).

Out of the 46 soldiers who lost their lives in the attacks conducted by Pakistan-backed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, two hail from Buldhana district in Maharashtra namely Nitin Rathod and Sanjay Rajput.

On 14 February, a convoy of vehicles which were carrying security personnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-bound suicide bomber in near Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir. The attack resulted in the death of 46 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and many others were injured.

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