On February 14, 2019, as many as 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed and several others were injured after an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a bus. The Bus was among the convoy of security forces. The incident took place at Awantipora, in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.

According to reports, there were over 70 vehicles in the convoy of the security forces that were targeted by the vehicle. The vehicle was being driven by a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist who was later identified as Aadil Ahmad Dar, the vehicle had around 80 kilos of high-grade RDX explosive which was used in the suicide attack.