NEW DELHI, Oct 21:
Tributes were paid to the Army soldiers who were martyred in Tanghdar sector of Jammu and Kashmir along the Line of Control during a ceasefire violation by Pakistan, officials said today.
The bodies of Padam Bahardur Shrestha, a resident of Gollaghat district in Assam and Gamil Kumar Shrestha, a resident of Palpa district in Nepal, reached the Delhi Technical Area at around 1.30 pm from where they were shifted to the Domestic Airport before being flown to Jorhat in Assam, they said.
Several senior Army officials, including Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane, Vice Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, paid tributes at the Delhi Technical Area.
In Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said Havildar Padam Bahadur Shrestha who was martyred in Jammu and Kashmir along the Line of Control during a ceasefire violation by Pakistan will be remembered for his valour and sacrifice.
The Chief Minister expressed his deepest condolences to the family members of Shrestha and said an ex gratia of Rs 20 lakh would be paid to the next of kin of the killed havildar.
Sonowal in a statement, termed the incident as dastardly and said the martyred jawan from Golaghat district has left behind a glowing example of dutifulness and sacrifice.
“Shrestha laid down his life for the nation and he will remain immortal. He will always be an example of valour and sacrifice for the younger generation”, Sonowal added. (PTI)
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