December 13, 2001 remains one of the painful days in India’s history, as 5 heavily-armed terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) entered the Parliament region and sprayed bullets, killing 9 people, mostly security forces personnel and a civilian.
The victims included five Delhi Police personnel, a woman Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, two Parliament watch and ward staff and a gardener. A journalist who was injured died later. All five terrorists were shot dead. Today is the 20th anniversary of the incident.
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to security personnel who gave their lives while fighting terrorists during the parliament attack on this day in 2001.
“I pay homage to the brave security personnel who laid down their lives on this day in 2001, defending the Parliament of the world’s largest democracy against a dastardly terrorist attack. The nation shall forever remain grateful to them for their supreme sacrifice,” President Kovind tweeted.
“I pay my tributes to all those security personnel who were martyred in the line of duty during the Parliament attack in 2001. Their service to the nation and supreme sacrifice continues to inspire every citizen,” PM Modi tweeted.