Army personnel pay homage to the mortal remains of Lance Dafadar Baldev Chand at the Indian Air Force Station in Jammu on Sunday.
JAMMU, Sept 21: A wreath-laying ceremony was held in Jammu on Sunday to honour a soldier who lost his life fighting terrorists in Udhampur district, where a major anti-terror operation entered its third day, officials said.
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The solemn ceremony at the Indian Air Force Station Jammu was led by White Knight Corps Chief of Staff Maj Gen P S Dagar to pay respects to Lance Dafadar Baldev Chand. His mortal remains were later flown to his hometown in Himachal Pradesh for the last rites.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban range, Shridhar Patil, and senior civil officers were among those who attended the ceremony and offered floral tributes to the fallen soldier.
“His supreme sacrifice stands as a beacon of courage and duty, inspiring future generations,” the Army posted on X while paying rich homage to the braveheart.
The soldier was critically injured late Friday evening when terrorists opened fire on a joint search team of the Army and Jammu & Kashmir Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) in the Kanji area of Seoj Dhar forest between Dudu-Basantgarh in Udhampur and Bhaderwah in Doda. He later succumbed to injuries at a hospital.
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