At least, 40 CRPF jawans were killed, when a car loaded with over 200 kg of explosives reportedly rammed into a CRPF bus on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said.
The attack has left the nation in mourning with a huge number of Bollywood celebrities taking to social media to condemn the dastardly act.
Amitabh Bachchan to donate Rs 5 lakh
Among the stars was veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan, who after condemning the attack on Twitter, will now, as per reports, be donating Rs 5 lakh to each of the families of the martyred jawans.
Big B’s spokesperson confirmed the news, saying: “Yes, Mr Bachchan will be giving Rs 5 lakh to each of the martyr’s families and is currently finding out the correct process to do so.”
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