Updated August 16th, 2022 at 15:24 IST
J&K: President, Ministers condole demise of six ITBP Personnel killed in bus accident
Top political leaders condoled the death of six ITB jawans who lost their lives after the unfortunate bus accident that took place in Jammu & Kashmir's Pahalgam
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In a tragic incident, six Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans reportedly lost their lives after the bus fell into the gorge in the Chandanwari Pahalgam area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday. Apart from the casualties, several other ITBP personnel are reported to be injured and have been airlifted to the Army hospital in Srinagar for treatment, informed the Kashmir Police.
Political leaders Condole the death of ITBP jawans
After getting the information about the unfortunate bus accident, President of India Droupadi Murmu, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and many top leaders expressed their condolences to the martyred soldiers.
Taking it to Twitter, President of India Droupadi Murmu mourned the tragic loss of ITBP personnel and offered condolences to the martyred. She tweeted, "The tragic loss of precious lives of ITBP personnel in the unfortunate accident at Anantnag, J&K fills me with sadness. My heartfelt condolences for the bereaved families. I pray for speedy recovery of the injured".
The tragic loss of precious lives of ITBP personnel in the unfortunate accident at Anantnag, J&K fills me with sadness. My heartfelt condolences for the bereaved families. I pray for speedy recovery of the injured.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn)
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted in Hindi which can be roughly translated as, "The news of the accident of a bus carrying ITBP and police personnel in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir is very sad. I express my condolences to the families of the security personnel killed in this incident and pray to Baba Amarnath for the speedy recovery of all the injured".
जम्मू-कश्मीर के पहलगाम में ITBP और पुलिस के जवानों को लेकर जा रही बस की हुई दुर्घटना का समाचार काफ़ी दुःखद है। इस घटना में मारे गए सुरक्षाकर्मियों के परिवारों के प्रति मैं अपनी संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूँ तथा सभी घायलों के जल्द से जल्द स्वस्थ होने की बाबा अमरनाथ से कामना करता हूँ।
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also expressed his anguish and offered condolences to martyred soldiers' kins.
Anguished to learn about the accident of a bus carrying ITBP and police personnel in Pahalgam, J&K. My prayers and thoughts are with the bereaved families. The injured were rushed to the hospital. May they recover at the earliest.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah)
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tweeted, "The news of the casualties of ITBP personnel in the unfortunate accident of a jawan's bus falling into a gorge in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir is extremely painful. May the soldiers who have attained martyrdom be placed at your feet and grant speedy recovery to the injured. Peace!"
जम्मू-कश्मीर के पहलगाम में जवानों की बस के खाई में गिरने के दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण हादसे में ITBP के जवानों के हताहत होने की खबर अत्यंत पीड़ादायक है।
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar)
प्रभु वीरगति को प्राप्त हुए जवानों को अपने श्रीचरणों में स्थान दें और घायलों को शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभ प्रदान करें।
ॐ शांति!
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted, "Received the sad news from Jammu and Kashmir-Pahalgam, where many soldiers were martyred after the bus of ITBP jawans fell into the gorge. Humble tributes to the martyred soldiers and my deepest condolences to the bereaved families. Praying to God to give speedy recovery to the injured jawans".
जम्मू कश्मीर-पहलगाम में ITBP जवानों की बस खाई में गिरने से कई जवानों के शहीद होने का दुखद समाचार मिला।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi)
शहीद जवानों को विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि एवं शोक-संतप्त परिजनों के प्रति मेरी गहरी शोक संवेदनाएं।
ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है कि घायल जवानों को शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभ प्रदान करें।
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed condolences to the bereaved families of the martyred soldiers and hoped for the speedy recovery of injured jawans.
Deeply saddened to learn about the tragic bus accident in Pahalgam area, J&K in which we have lost our brave ITBP personnel. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. May they remain strong in this difficult time. Prayers for speedy recovery of the injured jawans.
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51)
(Image: PTI/ANI/RepublicWorld)
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Published August 16th, 2022 at 15:24 IST