The Army on Wednesday paid rich tribute to a soldier, who was killed in an encounter with militants in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Tuesday.
An Army said that three security force personnel, including two Army soldiers and a policeman, were injured while a militant was killed on Tuesday in an encounter which ensued after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Gosu area in Pulwama. “The injured were immediately taken to Army’s 92 base hospital, where one of them identified as Naik Rajwinder Singh succumbed,” he said.
He said Naik Rajwinder Singh was on Wednesday paid a befitting tribute by the Army in a solemn ceremony at Badami Bagh Cantonment.
“General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 15 Corps (Chinar Corps), Lt Gen BS Raju and all ranks paid homage to the soldier on behalf of a proud nation,” he said, adding representatives from other security agencies also joined in paying their last respects to the martyr.
Lt Gen BS Raju paid tribute to the soldier, saying the sacrifice he has made is in the true spirit and highest tradition of Indian Army.
The Army official said that 30-year-old Naik Singh had joined Army in 2011. “The soldier belongs to village Dodra in Patiala District in Punjab,” he said.
He said that the mortal remains of the martyr would be flown to his native place, where his last rites would be performed with full military honour.