This story is from January 04, 2019
Martyred in Poonch, army jawan cremated at native village
DHARAMSHALA: An army soldier from Fatehpur area of
He is survived by two children and wife. His father is suffering from serious illness so he was not informed about the incident, while his mother participated in the cremation ceremony.
Martyr’s father Bir Singh and brother Bharat Bhushan of the martyr are also retired army personnel.
On behalf of state government, DSP Giyan Chand Thakur and SDM Balwan Chand were present. However, no major announcement from the state for martyr’s family had been made till the filling of this report.
Himachal Pradesh
martyred atPoonch
area of Jammu & Kashmir in snow avalanche was cremated with full military honors at his native village Sihal here on Friday. MartyrLance Naik
Sapan Mehra (34) was posted at Sawjian sector of Poonch with 40 RR.He is survived by two children and wife. His father is suffering from serious illness so he was not informed about the incident, while his mother participated in the cremation ceremony.
Martyr’s father Bir Singh and brother Bharat Bhushan of the martyr are also retired army personnel.
On behalf of state government, DSP Giyan Chand Thakur and SDM Balwan Chand were present. However, no major announcement from the state for martyr’s family had been made till the filling of this report.
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SANDEEP
2157 days ago
Advise to army : stop waging war against external enemies. First start fighting against internal enemies of the country & take over the country. There after the number of casualties @ the border will decline dramatically.Read allPost comment
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