Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday attended the wreath laying ceremony of a policeman who along with his three colleagues was killed in a two-day long gunfight with terrorists in Kathua district.
Omar led the wreath laying ceremony of head constable Jagbir Singh, incharge of police post Safiyan, at police headquarters Gulshan Ground here.
Later, the Chief Minister visited the families of the slain policemen—Balvinder Singh, Tariq Ahmad, Jaswant Singh, and Jagbir Singh—expressing his deep condolences.
“Visited the families of our bravehearts—Balvinder Singh, Tariq Ahmad, Jaswant Singh, and Jagbir Singh—who laid down their lives in the line of duty during the Kathua encounter. Their sacrifice is etched in our hearts forever. We stand with their families in this hour of grief,” the Chief Minister said.
Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, minister Satish Sharma, Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat and other senior civil, police, CRPF, BSF and Army officers also laid wreaths at the coffin containing the remains of the fallen policeman.
Four police personnel and two terrorists believed to be affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit were killed in the encounter at a remote forested area of Safiyan.
A wreath laying ceremony of three other policemen was held at district police lines, Kathua late Friday evening.