The Indian Army on Saturday paid tribute to the five army personnel who died in an explosion during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday. “All ranks of the Indian Army salute the supreme sacrifice of Hav Neelam Singh, Nk Arvind Kumar, L/Nk RS Rawat, Ptr Pramod Negi & Ptr S Chettri who laid down their lives for the country during the Rajouri operation on 5th May. We stand in solidarity with the bereaved families,” Northern Command, Indian Army said in a tweet.
The five soldiers were killed during the anti-terror 'Operation Trinetra' of the Indian Army with Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had also paid tribute to the five Army personnel who lost their lives. The deceased soldiers were Lance Naik Ruchin Singh Rawat, Paratrooper Siddhant Chettri, Naik Arvind Kumar, Hav Neelam Singh, and Paratrooper Pramod Negi.
The Indian Army was conducting operations to flush out a group of terrorists involved in an ambush on an army truck in the Tota Gali area of Bhata Dhurian in the Jammu region about a fortnight ago, where another five soldiers lost lives. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also reached Rajouri to pay tribute to the soldiers.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami pays tribute to Lance Naik Ruchin Singh Rawat who lost his life in an explosion during an encounter with terrorists in Rajouri district yesterday. Lance Naik Ruchin Singh Rawat was a resident of Garsen in the Chamoli district.