Following in their footsteps, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has offered educational support to the children of the CRPF heroes. Taking to Twitter, the 'Nawab of Najafgarh' claimed that it will be an honour for him to come to the aid of the soldiers killed in Pulwama.
"Nothing we can do will be enough, but the least I can do is offer to take complete care of the education of the children of our brave CRPF jawans martyred in #Pulwama in my Sehwag International School @SehwagSchool, Jhajjar. Saubhagya hoga," Sehwag tweeted.As soon as the tweet surfaced, Sehwag's fans and other Twitter users lauded the 40—year-old's heartfelt gesture that will surely aid the grieving families who've sacrificed their loved ones for the country's cause.
In the worst ever terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) since militancy erupted in 1989, a Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber, on 14th February, rammed his vehicle packed with explosives into a CRPF bus on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Pulwama district, killing over 40 troopers on the spot. The death toll rose to 49 on 15th February as several injured succumbed.