Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Friday paid tributes to five Army personnel who were killed during an encounter between terrorists in Rajouri district.
In a post on X, LG Sinha wrote, “I bow to our army bravehearts, Capt MV Pranjal, Capt Shubham Gupta, Hav Abdul Majid, LNk Sanjay Bisht, Ptr Sachin Laur martyred while protecting motherland during an anti-terror ops in Rajouri. Their valour & sacrifice will never be forgotten. Condolences to their families.”
The mortal remains of four fallen soldiers, Captain M V Pranjal, Captain Shubham Gupta, Lance Naik Sanjay Bisht and Paratrooper Sachin Laur were brought to Jammu, where LG Manoj Sinha, along with senior officials, accorded a tearful farewell at a wreath-laying ceremony.
The wreath-laying ceremony of Hav Abdul Majid, a resident of Poonch, will be held in Poonch.
Five soldiers, including two Army Captains, lost their lives in the firefight carried over from Wednesday.
The encounter broke out between terrorists and a joint team of the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Bajimaal area of Dharamsala.