Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 22: The number of martyrs in Rajouri suicide attack rose to five, as another injured soldier succumbed at the Military Hospital at Northern Command in Udhampur.
On August 11, two fidayeen had attacked an Army camp in Rajouri killing four soldiers in a pre-dawn suicide strike.
Both fidayeen, believed to be from the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), were gunned down after an over four-hour gun battle.
“Another soldier Havaldar Satyapal Singh succumbed to his injuries late Sunday night. With him, the death toll has gone up to five,” an officer said.
Satyapal belonged to village Jayipur in Khetri area Buhana in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan.
Officials said that the injured jawan was undergoing treatment at the Northern Command based military hospital.
Today a wreath laying ceremony was held at Command Hospital Udhampur and his mortal remains were taken to his hometown in Rajasthan, they said.
Northern Command chief Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi and all ranks paid homage with full military honours to the braveheart Havaldar Satyapal.
The four Army personnel who were martyred in the attack earlier were Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) Subedar Rajendra Prasad (of Maligoven village in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district), Rifleman Lakshmanan D (of T Pudupatti village in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu), Rifleman Manoj Kumar (of Shahjahanpur village in Haryana’s Faridabad), and Rifleman Nishant Malik (of Adarsh Nagar village in Haryana’s Hisar).
“The Indian Army salutes the bravehearts for their supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, upholding the highest tradition of the force.
“The nation will always remain indebted to them for their supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty,” PRO Defence, Jammu, said.
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