On December 13 in 2001, five terrorists infiltrated the Indian Parliament complex and opened fire, killing nine people.
Nation pays tribute and remembers the supreme sacrifice made by security personnel.
On December 13, 2001, five heavily-armed terrorists belonging to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) infiltrated the Indian Parliament complex in New Delhi.
The terrorist attack took place around 40 minutes after Parliament was adjourned and about 100 members were present in the building.
The terrorists opened fire indiscriminately, killing nine people six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament security personnel, and a gardener.
All five terrorists involved in the attack were killed. It is believed that the attackers infiltrated the Parliament House in a car with fake Home Ministry and Parliament stickers on the vehicle they drove, easily breaching the security checks.
It was reported that they were carrying AK47 rifles, grenade launchers, pistols and grenades.
The attack led to heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, bringing the South Asian nations to the brink of war.
President Draupadi Murmu also paid homage to brave security personnel saying the nation shall forever remain grateful to them for their supreme sacrifice.
“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,” Draupadi Murmu tweeted.
