Help pours in from across country for Pulwama martyrs

In step with the outpourings of sympathy for the CRPF men killed in the terror attack in the Valley on Thursday, citizen groups, trader outfits and individuals donated to the families of martyrs of the Pulwama terrorist attack.


Mumbaikars collected Rs 17.5 lakh in just 10 minutes for the families of two CRPF soldiers from Maharashtra's Buldhana district.

The Scooter Parts' Association in Grant Road (E) had organised a meet to honour jawans. One of the organisers announced a donation of Rs 31,000. "Others followed suit and in a matter of 10-12 minutes, we had collected Rs 17.5 lakh. A bhelpuri vendor near our shop too pledged Rs 1,100, which is his day's earnings. Three loaders pledged their daily wages," said Deven Dani, president of the association.

In Nagpur, the Vidarbha cricket team - which clinched back-to-back Irani Cups on Saturday - said players will donate the prize money of Rs 25 lakh to the slain soldiers' kin.

In solidarity, Rajasthan University students cancelled their annual cultural programme and announced that the Rs 11 lakh collected to fund the three-day fest would be donated to the jawan's kin.

Two Ranchi-based entrepreneurs, Sunil Yaduka and Gaurav Sinha, are crowdsourcing funds through social media and plan to raise at least Rs 15 lakh.

(Reporting from Mumbai, Nagpur, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Ranchi)