PM Modi, dignitaries pay tributes to martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack
13 Dec 2014 11:47 AM IST
PM Modi, dignitaries pay tributes to martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack
PM Narendra Modi paying floral tributes to the martyrs of the Parliament attack at Parliament building. (Photo: PMO India Twitter)- On 3 February 2013, his mercy petition was rejected by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee and he was secretly hanged at Delhi's Tihar Jail and afterward buried inside jail grounds in Operation Three Star. (Photo: PTI)
- Tracking of phone calls between Afzal Guru and the militants, minutes before the attack, proved his role, which he later confessed to. In 2001, Guru was arrested, along with three others. (Photo: AFP)
- Mohammad Afzal Guru was an Indian citizen who was convicted and was given death sentence in India for his role in the December 2001 terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament. (Photo: PTI)
- Constable Kamlesh Kumari was first to spot the terrorists and was shot dead by them as she raised the alarm. One gunman's suicide vest exploded when he was shot dead; the other four gunmen were also killed. (Photo: PTI)
- The attack led to the death of five terrorists, six Delhi Police personnel, two watch and ward staff and a gardener, in total 14 and to increased tensions between India and Pakistan (Photo: PTI)
- On December 13, 2001, five heavily-armed terrorists had stormed Parliament complex and opened indiscriminate fire, killing nine persons. The five terrorists were also shot dead. (Photo: AP)
- Dignitaries paying tributes to the martyrs of the Parliament attack. (Photo: PMO India Twitter)
- PM Modi and other dignitaries paying tributes to the martyrs of the Parliament attack. (Photo: PMO India Twitter)
PM Narendra Modi paying floral tributes to the martyrs of the Parliament attack at Parliament building. (Photo: PMO India Twitter)
PM Modi, dignitaries pay tributes to martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack
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