Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior ministers on Friday (Dec 13) paid tributes to fallen security personnel of the 2001 Parliament attack.&nbsp;

PM Modi was seen with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi among other leaders in the Parliament to pay tribute to martyrs of the terror attack.

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The Prime Minister also posted on X: “Today, we remember and pay heartfelt tributes to the brave security personnel martyred in the Parliament attack in 2001. Their courage and sacrifice in the face of danger will forever be etched in our nation’s memory.”

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<h2>22 years of 2001 Parliament attack</h2>

The horrifying attack was carried out by five terrorists on 13 Dec 2001 that killed six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, and a gardener. All the five attackers were killed by security forces.

Here’s how everything unfolded:

On the morning of 13 Dec 2001, five terrorists entered the Parliament House Complex at around 11:40 am. They were in a car fitted with a forged Home Ministry sticker on its windshield. Upon suspicion when the car was forced to turn back, the five terrorists got down and opened fire.&nbsp;

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Immediately, all the entry points to the main Parliament building were closed. At the time, over 100 ministers or MPs were present inside the parliament. The firing lasted for over 30 minutes, leaving a dozen dead and 15 injured.&nbsp;

LK Advani, the then home minister, stated that the attack was executed jointly by Pakistan-based terrorist outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad.

According to the investigation, he said “all five terrorists who formed the suicide squad were Pakistani nationals… Their Indian associates have since been nabbed and arrested.”

Advani referred to the attack as the “most audacious, and also the most alarming act of terrorism in the nearly two-decades-long history of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in India.”

Delhi Police later arrested Mohammed Afzal Guru, a former Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) militant who had surrendered in 1994, his cousin Shaukat Husain Guru and his wife Afsan Guru, and SAR Geelani, an Arabic lecturer at Delhi University.&nbsp;

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Mohammed Afzal Guru, Geelani and Shaukat were sentenced to death and Afsan was acquitted by a trial court on December 29, 2001.

Geelani was acquitted in 2003, while Shaukat was sent to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in 2005.

In September 2006, the court ordered that Afzal Guru be hanged.

The then President Pranab Mukherjee, on February 3, 2013, rejected the mercy petition filed by Afzal Guru's wife, and he was hanged six days later.

<h2>2001 Parliament attack king-pin Masood Azhar under Pak protective custody</h2>

According to Indian media reports, Masood Azhar Alvi, the mastermind behind the terrorist attack and leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed, is currently living under&nbsp; protective custody of the Pakistani deep state in Islamabad.

The 55-year-old terrorist rarely ventures out, mainly residing near his seminary, Markaz-e-Usman-o-Ali, situated on Railway Link Road in Bahawalpur, a report in the Hindustan Times newspaper said.

Having been charged by Delhi Police in the 2001 Parliament attack and by Punjab Police in the 2016 Pathankot airbase attack, Azhar has utilised JeM operatives to carry out brutal terrorist acts in India, the report said.

These include the assault on the Ram Janambhoomi temple in Ayodhya on July 5, 2005, and the Pulwama attack on CRPF troopers on February 14, 2019.

Additionally, he orchestrated an attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2016.

Azhar maintained close ties with Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and Taliban founder Mullah Omar.

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior ministers on Friday (Dec 13) paid tributes to fallen security personnel of the 2001 Parliament attack. PM Modi was seen with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi among other leaders in the Parliament to pay tribute to martyrs of the terror attack.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior ministers on Friday (Dec 13) paid tributes to fallen security personnel of the 2001 Parliament attack. PM Modi was seen with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi among other leaders in the Parliament to pay tribute to martyrs of the terror attack. Also Read | India's Jawaharlal Nehru University bans protests on campus, threatens hefty fine and expulsion The Prime Minister also posted on X: “Today, we remember and pay heartfelt tributes to the brave security personnel martyred in the Parliament attack in 2001. Their courage and sacrifice in the face of danger will forever be etched in our nation’s memory.” Today, we remember and pay heartfelt tributes to the brave security personnel martyred in the Parliament attack in 2001. Their courage and sacrifice in the face of danger will forever be etched in our nation's memory. pic.twitter.com/RjoTdJVuaN — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 13, 2023 × 22 years of 2001 Parliament attack The horrifying attack was carried out by five terrorists on 13 Dec 2001 that killed six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, and a gardener. All the five attackers were killed by security forces. Here’s how everything unfolded: On the morning of 13 Dec 2001, five terrorists entered the Parliament House Complex at around 11:40 am. They were in a car fitted with a forged Home Ministry sticker on its windshield. Upon suspicion when the car was forced to turn back, the five terrorists got down and opened fire. Also Read | FBI 'aggressively investigating' attack on Indian Consulate in San Francisco: Director Wray Immediately, all the entry points to the main Parliament building were closed. At the time, over 100 ministers or MPs were present inside the parliament. The firing lasted for over 30 minutes, leaving a dozen dead and 15 injured. LK Advani, the then home minister, stated that the attack was executed jointly by Pakistan-based terrorist outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad. According to the investigation, he said “all five terrorists who formed the suicide squad were Pakistani nationals… Their Indian associates have since been nabbed and arrested.” Advani referred to the attack as the “most audacious, and also the most alarming act of terrorism in the nearly two-decades-long history of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in India.” Delhi Police later arrested Mohammed Afzal Guru, a former Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) militant who had surrendered in 1994, his cousin Shaukat Husain Guru and his wife Afsan Guru, and SAR Geelani, an Arabic lecturer at Delhi University. Also Read | Rajya Sabha passes bill to regulate appointment of CEC, election commissioners; opposition walks out Mohammed Afzal Guru, Geelani and Shaukat were sentenced to death and Afsan was acquitted by a trial court on December 29, 2001. Geelani was acquitted in 2003, while Shaukat was sent to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in 2005. In September 2006, the court ordered that Afzal Guru be hanged. The then President Pranab Mukherjee, on February 3, 2013, rejected the mercy petition filed by Afzal Guru's wife, and he was hanged six days later. 2001 Parliament attack king-pin Masood Azhar under Pak protective custody According to Indian media reports, Masood Azhar Alvi, the mastermind behind the terrorist attack and leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed, is currently living under protective custody of the Pakistani deep state in Islamabad. The 55-year-old terrorist rarely ventures out, mainly residing near his seminary, Markaz-e-Usman-o-Ali, situated on Railway Link Road in Bahawalpur, a report in the Hindustan Times newspaper said. Having been charged by Delhi Police in the 2001 Parliament attack and by Punjab Police in the 2016 Pathankot airbase attack, Azhar has utilised JeM operatives to carry out brutal terrorist acts in India, the report said. These include the assault on the Ram Janambhoomi temple in Ayodhya on July 5, 2005, and the Pulwama attack on CRPF troopers on February 14, 2019. Additionally, he orchestrated an attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2016. Azhar maintained close ties with Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and Taliban founder Mullah Omar. (With inputs from agencies)

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