Srinagar: The probe into last yearu2019s Pulwama terror strike that killed 40 CRPF personnel has virtually reached a dead end with five persons, who were either conspirators or executers of the attack, being eliminated by security forces in various encounters.
u201c It was a blind case for us.
There were lot of murmurs but everything needs to be established beyond doubt in the court of law,u201d a senior official said on the first anniversary of the attack. CPI( M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday questioned the Centre about the inquiry report of the incident and demanded its accountability, while accusing the BJP of seeking votes in the name of slain CRPF personnel.
u201c Modi and the BJP directly asked for votes in the name of the martyrs of Pulwama.
What has been done for the survivors and the families of those who laid down their lives for the nation?u201d Yechury said in a tweet, after paying homage to the slain men.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor also demanded to know, u201c Where is the accountability? Who is responsible? Was there carelessness?u201d The absence of answers was an u2018 insultu2019 to the martyrs, he said.
Jaish- e- Mohammed terrorist Adeel Ahmed Dar had carried out the attack that took 40 lives. Agencies u2018 Where is the inquiry report one year on after the terror attack? Who has been held accountable for the loss of so many lives and the massive intelligence failure?u2019 Sitaram Yechury, CPI( M) general secretary A JeM terrorist blew his explosive- laden car next to a convoy of security vehicles in Pulwama on February 14, 2019, killing 40 CRPF men. file pic One year of Pulwama terror attack: u2018 It was a blind case,u2019 says NIA